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21 CFR 870.2770: Impedance plethysmograph.

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  1. Title 21—Food and Drugs
  2. CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
  3. SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES
  4. PART 870—CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES
  5. Subpart C—Cardiovascular Monitoring Devices

(a) Identification. An impedance plethysmograph is a device used to estimate peripheral blood flow by measuring electrical impedance changes in a region of the body such as the arms and legs.

(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The device, when it is a body composition analyzer which is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 870.9.

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