Browse hierarchy: [Physical Medicine (PM)](/submissions/PM) → [Subpart F — Physical Medicine Therapeutic Devices](/submissions/PM/subpart-f%E2%80%94physical-medicine-therapeutic-devices) → [21 CFR 890.5150](/submissions/PM/subpart-f%E2%80%94physical-medicine-therapeutic-devices/890.5150) → PCD — Powered Stairway Chair Lift

# PCD · Powered Stairway Chair Lift

_Physical Medicine · 21 CFR 890.5150 · Class 2_

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## Overview

- **Product Code:** PCD
- **Device Name:** Powered Stairway Chair Lift
- **Regulation:** [21 CFR 890.5150](/submissions/PM/subpart-f%E2%80%94physical-medicine-therapeutic-devices/890.5150)
- **Device Class:** 2
- **Review Panel:** [Physical Medicine](/submissions/PM)

## Identification

Powered patient stairway chair lifts: A powered patient stairway chair lift is a motorized lift equipped with a seat and permanently mounted in one location that is intended for use in mitigating mobility impairment caused by injury or other disease by moving a person up and down a stairway. All other powered patient transport: A powered patient transport is a motorized device intended for use in mitigating mobility impairment caused by injury or other disease by moving a person from one location or level to another, such as up and down flights of stairs (e.g., attendant-operated portable stair-climbing chairs). This generic type of device does not include motorized three-wheeled vehicles or wheelchairs.

## Classification Rationale

Class II. The stairway chair lift is exempt from premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to § 890.9 and the following conditions for exemption. All other powered patient transport is Class II.

## Special Controls

(i) Appropriate analysis and nonclinical testing (such as that outlined in the currently FDA-recognized edition of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A18.1 “Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chair Lifts”) must demonstrate that the safety controls are adequate to prevent a free fall of the chair in the event of a device failure; 
(ii) Appropriate analysis and nonclinical testing must demonstrate the ability of the device, including armrests, to withstand the rated load with an appropriate factor of safety; 
(iii) Appropriate restraints must be provided to prevent the user from falling from the device (such as that outlined in the currently FDA-recognized edition of ASME A18.1 “Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chair Lifts”); 
(iv) Appropriate analysis and nonclinical testing (such as that outlined in the currently FDA-recognized editions of AAMI/ANSI/IEC 60601-1-2, “Medical Electrical Equipment—Part 1-2: General Requirements for Safety—Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic Compatibility—Requirements and Tests,” and ASME A18.1 “Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chair Lifts”) must validate electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety; and 
(v) Appropriate analysis and nonclinical testing must demonstrate the resistance of the device upholstery to ignition.

## Recent Cleared Devices (0 of 0)

_No cleared devices on record._

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**Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/PM/subpart-f%E2%80%94physical-medicine-therapeutic-devices/PCD](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/PM/subpart-f%E2%80%94physical-medicine-therapeutic-devices/PCD)

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