Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026
§ 868.5880 - Anesthetic vaporizer.

(a) Identification. An anesthetic vaporizer is a device used to vaporize liquid anesthetic and deliver a controlled amount of the vapor to the patient.

(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).

authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360
source: 47 FR 31142, July 16, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 868.5880