21 C.F.R. § 878.4660
Skin marker.
Cite as 21 C.F.R. § 878.4660 (2026)
(a)
Identification.
A skin marker is a pen-like device intended to be used to write on the patient's skin, e.g., to outline surgical incision sites or mark anatomical sites for accurate blood pressure measurement.
(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 § 878.9.
[53 FR 23872, June 24, 1988, as amended at 59 FR 63010, Dec. 7, 1994; 66 FR 38803, July 25, 2001]
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 878.9.