{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-868.5240","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 868.5240","heading":"Anesthesia breathing circuit.","body":"(a) Identification. An anesthesia breathing circuit is a device that is intended to administer medical gases to a patient during anesthesia. It provides both an inhalation and exhalation route and may include a connector, adaptor, and Y-piece.\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 F—Therapeutic 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":"5e917d59fe03c507c8d02623803695f8d15c94e87789ccd391c2161dff64a66f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-868.5220","next":"us/21-cfr-868.5250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}