21 CFR 868.6810
Tracheobronchial suction catheter
21 CFR 868.6810 is the regulation titled “Tracheobronchial suction catheter” in 21 CFR Part 868, Anesthesiology Devices. Since 2021, 1 FDA warning letter has cited it.
- Letters citing it
- 1 since 2021
- Jan 1 to Oct 30, 2026
- 0 against 0 on the same dates in 2025
- Most often cited with
- 21 CFR 820.100, in 1 letter
- Closed out
- 0% of these letters have a published close-out
Letters citing it, by year issued
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The regulation
Read the text of 21 CFR 868.6810 (eCFR, as of Sep 1, 2026)
(a) Identification. A tracheobronchial suction catheter is a device used to aspirate liquids or semisolids from a patient's upper airway.
(b) Classification. Class 1 (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 868.9.
[47 FR 31142, July 16, 1982, as amended at 65 FR 2314, Jan. 14, 2000]
Text from eCFR as of Sep 1, 2026.
Cited alongside it
Regulations that appear in the same letters as 21 CFR 868.6810.
- 21 CFR 820.100Corrective and preventive action1 letter cites both
- 21 CFR 820.30Design controls1 letter cites both
- 21 CFR 820.75Process validation1 letter cites both
- 21 CFR 820.80Receiving, in-process, and finished device acceptance1 letter cites both
- 21 CFR 820.90Nonconforming product1 letter cites both
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