{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-868.1910","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 868.1910","heading":"Esophageal stethoscope.","body":"(a) Identification. An esophageal stethoscope is a nonpowered device that is inserted into a patient's esophagus to enable the user to listen to heart and breath sounds.\n(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 868.9.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 868—ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES","Subpart B—Diagnostic Devices"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"867a0a6d5b66e73823c990cf5b4725a29c238fc34c4bb63c5c582fb7bacaba18","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-868.1900","next":"us/21-cfr-868.1920"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}