{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-882.5960","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 882.5960","heading":"Skull tongs for traction.","body":"(a) Identification. Skull tongs for traction is an instrument used to immobilize a patient with a cervical spine injury (e.g., fracture or dislocation). The device is caliper shaped with tips that penetrate the skin. It is anchored to the skull and has a heavy weight attached to it that maintains, by traction, the patient's position.\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 882—NEUROLOGICAL DEVICES","Subpart F—Neurological 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":"66ec97aa5d108ae961f32f9e786b0f6d5824afebf7286421e83ebe24404184fe","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-882.5955","next":"us/21-cfr-882.5970"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}