(a) Identification. An electrode cable is a device composed of strands of insulated electrical conductors laid together around a central core and intended for medical purposes to connect an electrode from a patient to a diagnostic machine.
(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special controls consist of:
(1) The performance standard under part 898 of this chapter, and
(2) The guidance document entitled ``Guidance on the Performance Standard for Electrode Lead Wires and Patient Cables.'' This device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures of subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to Sec. 890.9. [48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 59 FR 63014, Dec. 7, 1994; 65 FR 19319, Apr. 11, 2000]