21 CFR § 882.4460 - Neurosurgical head holder (skull clamp).

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title: "21 CFR § 882.4460 - Neurosurgical head holder (skull clamp)."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "882.4460"
section_name: "Neurosurgical head holder (skull clamp)."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "882"
part_name: "NEUROLOGICAL 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: "44 FR 51730, Sept. 4, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 882.4460 Neurosurgical head holder (skull clamp).

(a) *Identification.* A neurosurgical head holder (skull clamp) is a device used to clamp the patient's skull to hold head and neck in a particular position during surgical procedures.

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