{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-888.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 888.1","heading":"Scope.","body":"(a) This part sets forth the classification of orthopedic devices intended for human use that are in commercial distribution.\n(b) The identification of a device in a regulation in this part is not a precise description of every device that is, or will be, subject to the regulation. A manufacturer who submits a premarket notification submission for a device under part 807 cannot show merely that the device is accurately described by the section title and identification provision of a regulation in this part, but shall state why the device is substantially equivalent to other devices, as required by § 807.87.\n(c) To avoid duplicative listings, an orthopedic device that has two or more types of uses (e.g., used both as a diagnostic device and as a surgical device) is listed in one subpart only.\n(d) References in this part to regulatory sections of the Code of Federal Regulations are to chapter I of title 21 unless otherwise noted.\n(e) Guidance documents referenced in this part are available on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/default.htm.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 888—ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"7478639f5c70f5bab472e5a51db72ed7d9beda89fb8709cfcb5c6d43d6f8f33c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-886.5933","next":"us/21-cfr-888.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}