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21 CFR 882.4305: Powered compound cranial drills, burrs, trephines, and their accessories.

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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 882—NEUROLOGICAL DEVICES
  5. Subpart E—Neurological Surgical Devices

(a) Identification. Powered compound cranial drills, burrs, trephines, and their accessories are bone cutting and drilling instruments used on a patient's skull. The instruments employ a clutch mechanism to disengage the tip of the instrument after penetrating the skull to prevent plunging of the tip into the brain.

(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).

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