§872.5525. Preformed tooth positioner.
21 C.F.R. § 872.5525
Identification. A preformed tooth positioner is a plastic device that is an impression of a perfected bite intended to prevent a patient's teeth from shifting position or to move teeth to a final position after orthodontic appliances (braces) have been removed. The patient bites down on the device for several hours a day to force the teeth into a final position or to maintain the teeth in their corrected position.
Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 872.9.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 63009, Dec. 7, 1994; 66 FR 38799, July 25, 2001]
Authority
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 l, 371.
Source
Source: 52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 63009, Dec. 7, 1994; 66 FR 38799, July 25, 2001]