[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: 21CFR874.4500]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 874_EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart E_Surgical Devices
 
Sec. 874.4500  Ear, nose, and throat microsurgical carbon 
dioxide laser.

    (a) Identification. An ear, nose, and throat microsurgical carbon 
dioxide laser is a device intended for the surgical excision of tissue 
from the ear, nose, and throat area. The device is used, for example, in 
microsurgical procedures to excise lesions and tumors of the vocal cords 
and adjacent areas.
    (b) Classification. Class II.