{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-868.2700","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 868.2700","heading":"Pressure regulator.","body":"(a) Identification. A pressure regulator is a device, often called a pressure-reducing valve, that is intended for medical purposes and that is used to convert a medical gas pressure from a high variable pressure to a lower, more constant working pressure. This device includes mechanical oxygen regulators.\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 the limitations in § 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 C—Monitoring 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":"f538ffc8db60f9e25b66e25310fed97f78c4f29c71ac731a63b52cdeefafcd4c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-868.2620","next":"us/21-cfr-868.2775"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}