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Cranial Measurement Software
- Page Type
- Product Code
- Definition
- Cranial measurement software is intended to be used to calculate and display physical measurements of the head for interpretation by a qualified user in conjunction with other clinical methods.
- Physical State
- Software-only device for recording, storing, and analyzing images to obtain physical measurements of the head and to display measurement results. Does not include software for preparing helmets or other cranial orthosis devices, nor any clinical interpretation of the measurements.
- Technical Method
- Uses software-based analysis of images obtained from a camera to calculate physical measurements of the head.
- Target Area
- Head
- Regulation Medical Specialty
- General and Plastic Surgery
- Review Panel
- Neurology
- Submission Type
- 510(K) Exempt
- Device Classification
- Class 1
- Regulation Number
- 878.4800
- GMP Exempt?
- No
- Summary Malfunction Reporting
- Ineligible
- Implanted Device
- No
- Life-Sustain/Support Device
- No
- Third Party Review
- Not Third Party Eligible
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CFR § 878.4800 Manual surgical instrument for general use
§ 878.4800 Manual surgical instrument for general use.
(a) Identification. A manual surgical instrument for general use is a nonpowered, hand-held, or hand manipulated device, either reusable or disposable, intended to be used in various general surgical procedures. The device includes the applicator, clip applier, biopsy brush, manual dermabrasion brush, scrub brush, cannula, ligature carrier, chisel, clamp, contractor, curette, cutter, dissector, elevator, skin graft expander, file, forceps, gouge, instrument guide, needle guide, hammer, hemostat, amputation hook, ligature passing and knot-tying instrument, knife, mallet, disposable or reusable aspiration and injection needle, disposable or reusable suturing needle, osteotome, pliers, rasp, retainer, retractor, saw, scalpel blade, scalpel handle, one-piece scalpel, snare, spatula, stapler, disposable or reusable stripper, stylet, suturing apparatus for the stomach and intestine, measuring tape, and calipers. A surgical instrument that has specialized uses in a specific medical specialty is classified in separate regulations in parts 868 through 892 of this chapter.
(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 § 878.9.
[53 FR 23872, June 24, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 13828, Apr. 5, 1989; 59 FR 63010, Dec. 7, 1994; 66 FR 38803, July 25, 2001; 86 FR 56204, Oct. 8, 2021; 86 FR 66188, Nov. 22, 2021]