21 CFR § 880.6100 - Ethylene oxide gas aerator cabinet.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s880.6100"
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title: "21 CFR § 880.6100 - Ethylene oxide gas aerator cabinet."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "880.6100"
section_name: "Ethylene oxide gas aerator cabinet."
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"
positive_law: false
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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# 880.6100 Ethylene oxide gas aerator cabinet.

(a) *Identification.* An ethyene oxide gas aerator cabinet is a device that is intended for use by a health care provider and consists of a cabinet with a ventilation system designed to circulate and exchange the air in the cabinet to shorten the time required to remove residual ethylene oxide (ETO) from wrapped medical devices that have undergone ETO sterilization. The device may include a heater to warm the circulating air.

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