21 CFR § 868.5650 - Esophageal obturator.

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title: "21 CFR § 868.5650 - Esophageal obturator."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "868.5650"
section_name: "Esophageal obturator."
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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# 868.5650 Esophageal obturator.

(a) *Identification.* An esophageal obturator is a device inserted through a patient's mouth to aid ventilation of the patient during emergency resuscitation by occluding (blocking) the esophagus, thereby permitting positive pressure ventilation through the trachea. The device consists of a closed-end semirigid esophageal tube that is attached to a face mask.

(b) *Classification.* Class II (performance standards).