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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
This part implements section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) by providing procedures and requirements for postmarket surveillance of class II and class III devices that meet any of the following criteria:
(a) Failure of the device would be reasonably likely to have serious adverse health consequences;
(b) The device is intended to be implanted in the human body for more than 1 year; or
(c) The device is intended to be used outside a user facility to support or sustain life. If you fail to comply with requirements that we order under section 522 of the act and this part, your device is considered misbranded under section 502(t)(3) of the act and you are in violation of section 301(q)(1)(C) of the act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21. Food and Drugs § 21.822.1 What does this part cover? - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-21-food-and-drugs/cfr-sect-21-822-1/
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