21 CFR § 874.4500 - Ear, nose, and throat microsurgical carbon dioxide laser.

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title: "21 CFR § 874.4500 - Ear, nose, and throat microsurgical carbon dioxide laser."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "874.4500"
section_name: "Ear, nose, and throat microsurgical carbon dioxide laser."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "874"
part_name: "EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT 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: "51 FR 40389, Nov. 6, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
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# 874.4500 Ear, nose, and throat microsurgical carbon dioxide laser.

(a) *Identification.* An ear, nose, and throat microsurgical carbon dioxide laser is a device intended for the surgical excision of tissue from the ear, nose, and throat area. The device is used, for example, in microsurgical procedures to excise lesions and tumors of the vocal cords and adjacent areas.

(b) *Classification.* Class II.