21 CFR § 868.1030 - Manual algesimeter.

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title: "21 CFR § 868.1030 - Manual algesimeter."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "868.1030"
section_name: "Manual algesimeter."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "868"
part_name: "ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 371."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 31142, July 16, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 868.1030 Manual algesimeter.

(a) *Identification.* A manual algesimeter is a mechanical device intended to determine a patient's sensitivity to pain after administration of an anesthetic agent, e.g., by pricking with a sharp point.

(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 § 868.9. The device is also exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality management system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, except for requirements concerning records and complaint files under § 820.35 of this chapter.

[54 FR 25048, June 12, 1989, as amended at 66 FR 38793, July 25, 2001; 90 FR 55982, Dec. 4, 2025]