{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-880.6880","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 880.6880","heading":"Steam sterilizer.","body":"(a) Identification. A steam sterilizer (autoclave) is a device that is intended for use by a health care provider to sterilize medical products by means of pressurized steam.\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 G—General Hospital and Personal Use Miscellaneous 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":"20f1e7a428ddb577333e7e83c571493bf85fe9aa10924df1a8056660dd0ff5c4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-880.6870","next":"us/21-cfr-880.6885"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}