Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 13, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026
§ 874.4500 - Ear, nose, and throat microsurgical carbon dioxide laser.

(a) Identification. An ear, nose, and throat microsurgical carbon dioxide laser is a device intended for the surgical excision of tissue from the ear, nose, and throat area. The device is used, for example, in microsurgical procedures to excise lesions and tumors of the vocal cords and adjacent areas.

(b) Classification. Class II.

authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360
source: 51 FR 40389, Nov. 6, 1986, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 874.4500