CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21

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[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 21, Volume 8]

[CITE: 21CFR892.2020]

TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS

CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SUBCHAPTER H - MEDICAL DEVICES

PART 892 -- RADIOLOGY DEVICES

Subpart B - Diagnostic Devices

Sec. 892.2020 Medical image communications device.

(a) Identification. A medical image communications device provides electronic transfer of medical image data between medical devices. It may include a physical communications medium, modems, and interfaces. It may provide simple image review software functionality for medical image processing and manipulation, such as grayscale window and level, zoom and pan, user delineated geometric measurements, compression, or user added image annotations. The device does not perform advanced image processing or complex quantitative functions. This does not include electronic transfer of medical image software functions.

(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 § 892.9.

[63 FR 23387, Apr. 29, 1998; 63 FR 44998, Aug. 24, 1998, as amended at 65 FR 2323, Jan. 14, 2000, 86 FR 20283, Apr. 19, 2021]