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 870—CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES > SUBPART D—Cardiovascular Prosthetic Devices (§870.3250 to §870.3945) > 870.3680—Cardiovascular permanent or temporary pacemaker electrode.

870.3680—Cardiovascular permanent or temporary pacemaker electrode.

(a) Temporary pacemaker electrode— (1) Identification. A temporary pacemaker electrode is a device consisting of flexible insulated electrical conductors with one end connected to an external pacemaker pulse generator and the other end applied to the heart. The device is used to transmit a pacing electrical stimulus from the pulse generator to the heart and/or to transmit the electrical signal of the heart to the pulse generator.
(2) Classification. Class II (performance standards).
(b) Permanent pacemaker electrode— (1) Identification. A permanent pacemaker electrode is a device consisting of flexible insulated electrical conductors with one end connected to an implantable pacemaker pulse generator and the other end applied to the heart. The device is used to transmit a pacing electrical stimulus from the pulse generator to the heart and/or to transmit the electrical signal of the heart to the pulse generator.
(2) Classification. Class III (premarket approval).
(c) Date PMA or notice of completion of a PDP is required. No effective date has been established of the requirement for premarket approval for the device described in paragraph (b)(1). See § 870.3.

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[45 FR 7907-7971, Feb. 5, 1980, as amended at 52 FR 17736, May 11, 1987]