{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-880.5860","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 880.5860","heading":"Piston syringe.","body":"(a) Identification. A piston syringe is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of a calibrated hollow barrel and a movable plunger. At one end of the barrel there is a male connector (nozzle) for fitting the female connector (hub) of a hypodermic single lumen needle. The device is used to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from, the body.\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 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":"10881a55e112c9b956356461468f908f96bb3b0e2e33a07a460b6bab4426836b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-880.5820","next":"us/21-cfr-880.5950"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}