21 CFR § 880.2500 - Spinal fluid manometer.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s880.2500"
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title: "21 CFR § 880.2500 - Spinal fluid manometer."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "880.2500"
section_name: "Spinal fluid manometer."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "880"
part_name: "GENERAL HOSPITAL AND PERSONAL USE 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: "45 FR 69682, Oct. 21, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 880.2500 Spinal fluid manometer.

(a) *Identification.* A spinal fluid manometer is a device used to measure spinal fluid pressure. The device uses a hollow needle, which is inserted into the spinal column fluid space, to connect the spinal fluid to a graduated column so that the pressure can be measured by reading the height of the fluid.

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