21 CFR § 878.4630 - Ultraviolet lamp for dermatologic disorders.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s878.4630"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 878.4630 - Ultraviolet lamp for dermatologic disorders."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "878.4630"
section_name: "Ultraviolet lamp for dermatologic disorders."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "878"
part_name: "GENERAL AND PLASTIC SURGERY 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: "53 FR 23872, June 24, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "878"
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# 878.4630 Ultraviolet lamp for dermatologic disorders.

(a) *Identification.* An ultraviolet lamp for dermatologic disorders is a device (including a fixture) intended to provide ultraviolet radiation of the body to photoactivate a drug in the treatment of a dermatologic disorder if the labeling of the drug intended for use with the device bears adequate directions for the device's use with that drug.

(b) *Classification.* Class II.