886.1—Scope.
(a)
This part sets forth the classification of ophthalmic devices intended for human use that are in commercial distribution.
(b)
The identification of a device in a regulation in this part is not a precise description of every device that is, or will be, subject to the regulation. A manufacturer who submits a premarket notification submission for a device under part 807 cannot show merely that the device is accurately described by the section title and identification provision of a regulation in this part but shall state why the device is substantially equivalent to other devices, as required by § 807.87.
(c)
To avoid duplicative listings, an ophthalmic device that has two or more types of uses (e.g., used both as a diagnostic device and as a therapeutic device) is listed in one subpart only.
(d)
References in this part to regulatory sections of the Code of Federal Regulations are to chapter I of title 21 unless otherwise noted.
(e)
Guidance documents referenced in this part are available on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/guidance.html.