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Title 21 → Chapter I → Subchapter H → Part 882 → Subpart F → §882.5960 |
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 882—NEUROLOGICAL DEVICES
Subpart F—Neurological Therapeutic Devices
(a) Identification. Skull tongs for traction is an instrument used to immobilize a patient with a cervical spine injury (e.g., fracture or dislocation). The device is caliper shaped with tips that penetrate the skin. It is anchored to the skull and has a heavy weight attached to it that maintains, by traction, the patient's position.
(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).