FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: MEDICAL DEVICES; ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES; CLASSIFICATION OF THE ADJUNCTIVE PAIN MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Food and Drug Administration has issued a rule called: Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Adjunctive Pain Measurement Device for Anesthesiology.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 1 by Grace R. Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the adjunctive pain measurement device for anesthesiology into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the adjunctive pain measurement device for anesthesiology. We are taking this action because we have dete...