{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-868.5650","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 868.5650","heading":"Esophageal obturator.","body":"(a) Identification. An esophageal obturator is a device inserted through a patient's mouth to aid ventilation of the patient during emergency resuscitation by occluding (blocking) the esophagus, thereby permitting positive pressure ventilation through the trachea. The device consists of a closed-end semirigid esophageal tube that is attached to a face mask.\n(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).","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":"90dd09ac1d355a41987ea88872bd24c0fbbbd2c766cf06d897386f67829ca33a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-868.5640","next":"us/21-cfr-868.5655"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}