---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 882.1320"
title: "21"
number: "882.1320"
heading: "Cutaneous electrode."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/882.1320"
---

# §882.1320. Cutaneous electrode.

- (a) **Identification.** A cutaneous electrode is an electrode that is applied directly to a patient's skin either to record physiological signals (e.g., the electroencephalogram) or to apply electrical stimulation.
- (b) **Classification.** Class II (performance standards).

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 44 FR 51730, Sept. 4, 1979, unless otherwise noted.