part_subject: "OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL DEVICES"
subpart_code: "C"
subpart_subject: "Obstetrical and Gynecological Monitoring Devices"
section_number: "884.2720"
section_subject: "External uterine contraction monitor and accessories."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 884.2720"
title_name: "Title 21"
title_subject: "Food and Drugs"
parts_covered: "Parts 800 to 1299"
revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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(a)Identification. An external uterine contraction monitor (i.e., the tokodynamometer) is a device used to monitor the progress of labor. It measures the duration, frequency, and relative pressure of uterine contractions with a transducer strapped to the maternal abdomen. This generic type of device may include an external pressure transducer, support straps, and other patient and equipment supports.
(b)Classification. Class II (performance standards).