eCFR.io
Daily eCFR

§ 890.5160 Air-fluidized bed.

21 CFR 890.5160

Citation21 CFR 890.5160
CorpusDaily eCFR
Displayed edition2026-04-27
Last updated2026-04-27

§ 890.5160 Air-fluidized bed.

(a) Identification. An air-fluidized bed is a device employing the circulation of filtered air through ceramic spherules (small, round ceramic objects) that is intended for medical purposes to treat or prevent bedsores, to treat severe or extensive burns, or to aid circulation.

(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 890.9.

[48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 59231, Nov. 3, 1998]