[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 8]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR868.2550]

[Page 280]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 868--ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C--Monitoring Devices
 
Sec. 868.2550  Pneumotachometer.

    (a) Identification. A pneumotachometer is a device intended for 
medical purposes that is used to determine gas flow by measuring the 
pressure differential across a known resistance. The device may use a 
set of capillaries or a metal screen for the resistive element.
    (b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).