Last synced on 20 December 2024 at 11:05 pm

Flowmeter, Tube, Thorpe, Back-Pressure Compensated

Page Type
Product Code
Regulation Medical Specialty
Anesthesiology
Review Panel
Anesthesiology
Submission Type
510(K) Exempt
Device Classification
Class 1
Regulation Number
868.2340
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Eligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Not Third Party Eligible

CFR § 868.2340 Compensated thorpe tube flowmeter

§ 868.2340 Compensated thorpe tube flowmeter.

(a) Identification. A compensated thorpe tube flowmeter is a device intended for medical purposes that is used to control and measure gas flow rate accurately. The device includes a vertically mounted tube, with the outlet of the flowmeter calibrated to a reference pressure.

(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 § 868.9.

[47 FR 31142, July 16, 1982, as amended at 61 FR 1119, Jan. 16, 1996; 66 FR 38794, July 25, 2001]

Flowmeter, Tube, Thorpe, Back-Pressure Compensated

Page Type
Product Code
Regulation Medical Specialty
Anesthesiology
Review Panel
Anesthesiology
Submission Type
510(K) Exempt
Device Classification
Class 1
Regulation Number
868.2340
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Eligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Not Third Party Eligible

CFR § 868.2340 Compensated thorpe tube flowmeter

§ 868.2340 Compensated thorpe tube flowmeter.

(a) Identification. A compensated thorpe tube flowmeter is a device intended for medical purposes that is used to control and measure gas flow rate accurately. The device includes a vertically mounted tube, with the outlet of the flowmeter calibrated to a reference pressure.

(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 § 868.9.

[47 FR 31142, July 16, 1982, as amended at 61 FR 1119, Jan. 16, 1996; 66 FR 38794, July 25, 2001]