← Product Code [KCX](/submissions/SU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/KCX) · K780348

# EPILATION TYPE DEVICE (K780348)

_Mehl, Thomas L. · KCX · May 18, 1978 · General, Plastic Surgery · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Mehl, Thomas L.
- **Product Code:** [KCX](/submissions/SU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/KCX.md)
- **Decision Date:** May 18, 1978
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 878.5360
- **Device Class:** Class 1
- **Review Panel:** General, Plastic Surgery

## Regulatory Identification

The tweezer-type epilator is an electrical device intended to remove hair. The energy provided at the tip of the tweezer used to remove hair may be radio frequency, galvanic (direct current), or a combination of radio frequency and galvanic energy.

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