21 C.F.R. § 880.2740 Surgical sponge scale.
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
(a) Identification. A surgical sponge scale is a nonelectrically powered device used to weigh surgical sponges that have been used to absorb blood during surgery so that, by comparison with the known dry weight of the sponges, an estimate may be made of the blood lost by the patient during surgery. (b) 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. The device also is exempt from the current good manufacturing practice regulations in part 820 of this chapter, with the exception of §820.180, with respect to general requirements concerning records, and §820.198, with respect to complaint files. [45 FR 69682–69737, Oct. 21, 1980, as amended at 66 FR 38804, July 25, 2001
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 880—GENERAL HOSPITAL AND PERSONAL USE DEVICES
Subpart C—General Hospital and Personal Use Monitoring Devices
§ 880.2740 Surgical sponge scale.