Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026
§ 890.5370 - Nonmeasuring exercise equipment.

(a) Identification. Nonmeasuring exercise equipment consist of devices intended for medical purposes, such as to redevelop muscles or restore motion to joints or for use as an adjunct treatment for obesity. Examples include a prone scooter board, parallel bars, a mechanical treadmill, an exercise table, and a manually propelled exercise bicycle.

(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 890.9. The device is also exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality management system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, except for requirements concerning records and complaint files under § 820.35 of this chapter.

[48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 38818, July 25, 2001; 90 FR 55995, Dec. 4, 2025]
authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360
source: 48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 890.5370