[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 8]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR868.2500]
[Page 301]
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. 868.2500 Cutaneous oxygen (PcO[bdi2]) monitor.
(a) Identification. A cutaneous oxygen (PcO2) monitor is
a noninvasive, heated sensor (e.g., a Clark-type polargraphic electrode)
placed on the patient's skin that is intended to monitor relative
changes in the cutaneous oxygen tension.
(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control
for this device is FDA's ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document:
Cutaneous Carbon Dioxide (PcCO2) and Oxygen (PcO2)
Monitors; Guidance for Industry and FDA.'' See Sec. 868.1(e) for the
availability of this guidance document.
[67 FR 76681, Dec. 13, 2002]