21 CFR § 868.5905 - Noncontinuous ventilator (IPPB).

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title: "21 CFR § 868.5905 - Noncontinuous ventilator (IPPB)."
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title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "868.5905"
section_name: "Noncontinuous ventilator (IPPB)."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "868"
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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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# 868.5905 Noncontinuous ventilator (IPPB).

(a) *Identification.* A noncontinuous ventilator (intermittent positive pressure breathing-IPPB) is a device intended to deliver intermittently an aerosol to a patient's lungs or to assist a patient's breathing.

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