{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-886.4115","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 886.4115","heading":"Thermal cautery unit.","body":"(a) Identification. A thermal cautery unit is an AC-powered or battery-powered device intended for use during ocular surgery to coagulate tissue or arrest bleeding by heat conducted through a wire tip.\n(b) Classification. Class II.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 886—OPHTHALMIC DEVICES","Subpart E—Surgical 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":"1cf4276a56f86b5573bc32d890fbb4026384c999b8db80e33b434ac134a33d79","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-886.4100","next":"us/21-cfr-886.4150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}