---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 886.4270"
title: "21"
number: "886.4270"
heading: "Intraocular gas."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/886.4270"
---

# §886.4270. Intraocular gas.

- (a) **Identification.** An intraocular gas is a device consisting of a gaseous fluid intended to be introduced into the eye to place pressure on a detached retina.
- (b) **Classification.** Class III.
- (c) **Date PMA or notice of completion of a PDP is required.** As of May 28, 1976, an approval under [section 515](/cfr/21/515.md) of the act is required before this device may be commercially distributed. See [§ 886.3](/cfr/21/886.3.md).

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 52 FR 33355, Sept. 2, 1987, unless otherwise noted.