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Class I Device

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Class I Device
A ‘low risk’ medical device—e.g., elastic bandages, tongue depressors—which is minimally regulated by the FDA

class I device
Regulatory affairs A 'low risk' medical device–eg, elastic bandages, tongue depressors, which is minimally regulated by the FDA


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While the bulk of Class I devices are exempt from premarket review requirements, most Class II devices (including tampons, and surgical drapes and gowns) are subject to Premarket Notification or 510(k) requirements.
Meanwhile, FDA's Center for Devices has directed field districts to begin surveillance inspections of a random sampling of Class I device makers to see how they are complying with GMPs and Quality Systems rules.
Class I devices are those not intended for use in support of human life and offer little risk to human health.
 
 
 
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