Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 07, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026
§ 882.4460 - Neurosurgical head holder (skull clamp).

(a) Identification. A neurosurgical head holder (skull clamp) is a device used to clamp the patient's skull to hold head and neck in a particular position during surgical procedures.

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

authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360
source: 44 FR 51730, Sept. 4, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 882.4460