21 CFR § 886.1630 - AC-powered photostimulator.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s886.1630"
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title: "21 CFR § 886.1630 - AC-powered photostimulator."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "886.1630"
section_name: "AC-powered photostimulator."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "886"
part_name: "OPHTHALMIC 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: "52 FR 33355, Sept. 2, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
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# 886.1630 AC-powered photostimulator.

(a) *Identification.* An AC-powered photostimulator is an AC-powered device intended to provide light stimulus which allows measurement of retinal or visual function by perceptual or electrical methods (e.g., stroboscope).

(b) *Classification.* Class II.