21 C.F.R. § 880.6300 Implantable radiofrequency transponder system for patient identification and health information.
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
(a) Identification. An implantable radiofrequency transponder system for patient identification and health information is a device intended to enable access to secure patient identification and corresponding health information. This system may include a passive implanted transponder, inserter, and scanner. The implanted transponder is used only to store a unique electronic identification code that is read by the scanner. The identification code is used to access patient identity and corresponding health information stored in a database. (b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control is FDA's guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Implantable Radiofrequency Transponder System for Patient Identification and Health Information.” See §880.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document. This device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in §880.9. [69 FR 71704, Dec. 10, 2004]
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 880—GENERAL HOSPITAL AND PERSONAL USE DEVICES
Subpart G—General Hospital and Personal Use Miscellaneous Devices
§ 880.6300 Implantable radiofrequency transponder system for patient identification and health information.

