[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 21, Volume 8] [Revised as of April 1, 2009] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 21CFR882.5940] [Page 443] TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) PART 882_NEUROLOGICAL DEVICES--Table of Contents Subpart F_Neurological Therapeutic Devices Sec. 882.5940 Electroconvulsive therapy device. (a) Identification. An electroconvulsive therapy device is a device used for treating severe psychiatric disturbances (e.g., severe depression) by inducing in the patient a major motor seizure by applying a brief intense electrical current to the patient's head. (b) Classification. Class III (premarket approval). (c) Date PMA or notice of completion of a PDP is required. No effective date has been established of the requirement for premarket approval. See Sec. 882.3. [44 FR 51730-51778, Sept. 4, 1979, as amended at 52 FR 17740, May 11, 1987]