Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Rigid Sterilization Container With Electronic Monitoring
FDA classifies rigid sterilization containers with electronic monitoring as class II medical devices subject to special controls. The rule codifies device-specific controls intended to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness and establishes the regulatory pathway for this device type.
The rule creates codified special controls for a specific medical device type, which manufacturers must satisfy for class II compliance and marketing submissions. This changes the regulatory classification and compliance expectations for rigid sterilization containers with electronic monitoring.
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