(a) Identification.
         A microbiological incubator is a device with various chambers or water-filled compartments in which controlled environmental conditions, particularly temperature, are maintained. It is intended for medical purposes to cultivate microorganisms and aid in the diagnosis of disease.
     
    
        
        (b) Classification.
         Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of  part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in  § 866.9. The device is also exempt from the good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality system regulation in  part 820 of this chapter, with the exception of  § 820.180, with respect to general requirements concerning records, and  § 820.198, with respect to complaint files.
     
    
        
            Code of Federal Regulations
        
        [47 FR 50823, Nov. 9, 1982, as amended at 66 FR 38791, July 25, 2001]