21 CFR § 880.6880 - Steam sterilizer.

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title: "21 CFR § 880.6880 - Steam sterilizer."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "880.6880"
section_name: "Steam sterilizer."
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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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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# 880.6880 Steam sterilizer.

(a) *Identification.* A steam sterilizer (autoclave) is a device that is intended for use by a health care provider to sterilize medical products by means of pressurized steam.

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