§ 890.3640 Arm sling.
(a) Identification. An arm sling is a device intended for medical purposes to immobilize the arm, by means of a fabric band suspended from around the neck.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 890.9. The device is also exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality management system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, except for requirements concerning records and complaint files under § 820.35 of this chapter.
[48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 38817, July 25, 2001; 90 FR 55994, Dec. 4, 2025]