{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-886.5900","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 886.5900","heading":"Electronic vision aid.","body":"(a) Identification. An electronic vision aid is an AC-powered or battery-powered device that consists of an electronic sensor/transducer intended for use by a patient who has impaired vision or blindness to translate visual images of objects into tactile or auditory signals.\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 § 886.9.","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 F—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":"44e4c738992bbda7576e85114c394a73f9eb417f3cebf2c2bfe54033ceaa176b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-886.5870","next":"us/21-cfr-886.5905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}