Title 21: Food and Drugs
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/ PART 892 - RADIOLOGY DEVICES
/ Subpart F - Therapeutic Devices / § 892.5780 Light beam patient position indicator.
§ 892.5780 Light beam patient position indicator.
(a) Identification. A light beam patient position indicator is a device that projects a beam of light (incoherent light or laser) to determine the alignment of the patient with a radiation beam. The beam of light is intended to be used during radiologic procedures to ensure proper positioning of the patient and to monitor alignment of the radiation beam with the patient's anatomy.
(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 § 892.9.