{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-868.5895","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 868.5895","heading":"Continuous ventilator.","body":"(a) Identification. A continuous ventilator (respirator) is a device intended to mechanically control or assist patient breathing by delivering a predetermined percentage of oxygen in the breathing gas. Adult, pediatric, and neonatal ventilators are included in this generic type of device.\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":"afe431c73c40280543f8451f378dc0ebee79375e9f0ae6d6655c63d49c67e60c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-868.5880","next":"us/21-cfr-868.5905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}