§880.5240. Medical adhesive tape and adhesive bandage.
21 C.F.R. § 880.5240
Identification. A medical adhesive tape or adhesive bandage is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of a strip of fabric material or plastic, coated on one side with an adhesive, and may include a pad of surgical dressing without a disinfectant. The device is used to cover and protect wounds, to hold together the skin edges of a wound, to support an injured part of the body, or to secure objects to the skin.
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 § 880.9.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[45 FR 69682, Oct. 21, 1980, as amended at 59 FR 63011, Dec. 7, 1994; 66 FR 38804, July 25, 2001]
Authority
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 l, 371.
Source
Source: 45 FR 69682, Oct. 21, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[45 FR 69682, Oct. 21, 1980, as amended at 59 FR 63011, Dec. 7, 1994; 66 FR 38804, July 25, 2001]