§890.5100. Immersion hydrobath.
21 C.F.R. § 890.5100
Identification. An immersion hydrobath is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of water agitators and that may include a tub to be filled with water. The water temperature may be measured by a gauge. It is used in hydrotherapy to relieve pain and itching and as an aid in the healing process of inflamed and traumatized tissue, and it serves as a setting for removal of contaminated tissue.
Classification. Class II (special controls). The device, when it is a hydromassage bath or a powered sitz bath, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 890.9.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 84 FR 71818, Dec. 30, 2019]
Authority
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 l, 371.
Source
Source: 48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 84 FR 71818, Dec. 30, 2019]