Regulation Text
(a) Identification. An electronic vision aid is an AC-powered or battery-powered device that consists of an electronic sensor/transducer intended for use by a patient who has impaired vision or blindness to translate visual images of objects into tactile or auditory signals.
(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 § 886.9 .
Authority
21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360l,371.