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The acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle for ease of acupuncture treatment.
The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle for ease of acupuncture treatment.
This document is a 510(k) clearance letter from the FDA for an acupuncture needle. It does not contain information about acceptance criteria or a study proving that the device meets such criteria. The document only confirms that the device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate device.
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§ 880.5580 Acupuncture needle.
(a)
Identification. An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment.(b)
Classification. Class II (special controls). The device, when it is an acupuncture point locator or a single use acupuncture needle, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 880.9. Acupuncture needles must comply with the following special controls:(1) Labeling for single use only and conformance to the requirements for prescription devices set out in 21 CFR 801.109,
(2) Device material biocompatibility, and
(3) Device sterility.