21 CFR § 890.5900 - Power traction equipment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s890.5900"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 890.5900 - Power traction equipment."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "890.5900"
section_name: "Power traction equipment."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "890"
part_name: "PHYSICAL MEDICINE 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: "48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 890.5900 Power traction equipment.

(a) *Identification.* Powered traction equipment consists of powered devices intended for medical purposes for use in conjunction with traction accessories, such as belts and harnesses, to exert therapeutic pulling forces on the patient's body.

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