{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-880.5240","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 880.5240","heading":"Medical adhesive tape and adhesive bandage.","body":"(a) Identification. A medical adhesive tape or adhesive bandage is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of a strip of fabric material or plastic, coated on one side with an adhesive, and may include a pad of surgical dressing without a disinfectant. The device is used to cover and protect wounds, to hold together the skin edges of a wound, to support an injured part of the body, or to secure objects to the skin.\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 § 880.9.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 880—GENERAL HOSPITAL AND PERSONAL USE DEVICES","Subpart F—General Hospital and Personal Use 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":"f7c6d1a84892359a0e4b242fa828ec7c5d8fc87cbee13e3fb5dc5bd7f80d8978","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-880.5220","next":"us/21-cfr-880.5270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}