21 CFR § 872.4920 - Dental electrosurgical unit and accessories.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s872.4920"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 872.4920 - Dental electrosurgical unit and accessories."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "872.4920"
section_name: "Dental electrosurgical unit and accessories."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "872"
part_name: "DENTAL DEVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 371."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "872"
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# 872.4920 Dental electrosurgical unit and accessories.

(a) *Identification.* A dental electrosurgical unit and accessories is an AC-powered device consisting of a controlled power source and a set of cutting and coagulating electrodes. This device is intended to cut or remove soft tissue or to control bleeding during surgical procedures in the oral cavity. An electrical current passes through the tip of the electrode into the tissue and, depending upon the operating mode selected, cuts through soft tissue or coagulates the tissue.

(b) *Classification.* Class II.