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Expected FDA Classification – Low Level Light Therapy Device for Chronic Wounds

Low Level Light Therapy Device for Chronic Wounds

Expected FDA Classification

Our device can be classified under the following FDA device labels, each under Title 21,
Subchapter H – Medical Devices:
Part 888 – Orthopedic Devices
Subpart E – Surgical Devices
Section 888.5940 – Cast Component
- “…a device intended for medical purposes to protect or support a cast”
- Class I (general controls)
Part 890 – Physical Medicine Devices
Subpart D – Physical Medicine Prosthetic Devices
Section 890.3025 – Prosthetic and orthotic accessory
- “…a device intended for medical purposes to support, protect, or aid in the use of a cast, orthotics (brace), or prosthesis”
- Class I (general controls)
Part 890 – Physical Medicine Devices
Subpart F – Physical Medicine Therapeutic Devices
Section 890.5500 – Infrared lamp
- “… a device intended for medical purposes that emits energy at infrared frequencies (approximately 700 nanometers to 50,000 nanometers) to provide topical heating”
- Class II (performance standards)

This device would be a Class I device that would require 510(k) approval.