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§ 868.5090 Emergency airway needle.

21 CFR 868.5090

Citation21 CFR 868.5090
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Last updated2026-04-27

§ 868.5090 Emergency airway needle.

(a) Identification. An emergency airway needle is a device intended to puncture a patient's cricothyroid membrane to provide an emergency airway during upper airway obstruction.

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