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21 CFR 820.30(a): Design controls

PART 820-QUALITY SYSTEM REGULATION · Subpart C-Design Controls

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Citation 21 CFR 820.30(a)
Section Design controls
Part PART 820-QUALITY SYSTEM REGULATION
Subpart Subpart C-Design Controls
Subchapter 21 CFR H Medical Devices
Product types cited Devices, Drugs, Food/Cosmetics, General, Other_Regulations
Regulation text (excerpt) (a) General. (1) Each manufacturer of any class III or class II device, and the class I devices listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, shall establish and maintain procedures to control the design of the device in order to ensure that specified design requirements are met. (2) The following class I devices are subject to design controls: (i) Devices automated with computer software; and (ii) The devices listed in the following chart. Section Device 868.6810 Catheter, Tracheobronchial…

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