CFR > Title 21 - Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES (parts 800 to 898) > PART 868—ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES > SUBPART F—Therapeutic Devices (§868.5090 to §868.5995) > 868.5965—Positive end expiratory pressure breathing attachment.

868.5965—Positive end expiratory pressure breathing attachment.

(a) Identification. A positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) breathing attachment is a device attached to a ventilator that is used to elevate pressure in a patient's lungs above atmospheric pressure at the end of exhalation.
(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).