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Title 21 → Chapter I → Subchapter H → Part 890 → Subpart D → §890.3710

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Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 890—PHYSICAL MEDICINE DEVICES
Subpart D—Physical Medicine Prosthetic Devices

§890.3710 Powered communication system.

(a) Identification. A powered communication system is an AC- or battery-powered device intended for medical purposes that is used to transmit or receive information. It is used by persons unable to use normal communication methods because of physical impairment. Examples of powered communication systems include the following: a specialized typewriter, a reading machine, and a video picture and word screen.

(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to §890.9.

[48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 59231, Nov. 3, 1998]

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