---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 870.2870"
title: "21"
number: "870.2870"
heading: "Catheter tip pressure transducer."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/870.2870"
---

# §870.2870. Catheter tip pressure transducer.

- (a) **Identification.** A catheter tip pressure transducer is a device incorporated into the distal end of a catheter. When placed in the bloodstream, its mechanical or electrical properties change in relation to changes in blood pressure. These changes are transmitted to accessory equipment for processing.
- (b) **Classification.** Class II (performance standards).

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 45 FR 7907, Feb. 5, 1980, unless otherwise noted.