---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 868.5650"
title: "21"
number: "868.5650"
heading: "Esophageal obturator."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/868.5650"
---

# §868.5650. Esophageal obturator.

- (a) **Identification.** An esophageal obturator is a device inserted through a patient's mouth to aid ventilation of the patient during emergency resuscitation by occluding (blocking) the esophagus, thereby permitting positive pressure ventilation through the trachea. The device consists of a closed-end semirigid esophageal tube that is attached to a face mask.
- (b) **Classification.** Class II (performance standards).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 l, 371.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 31142, July 16, 1982, unless otherwise noted.