21 CFR 880.5860 Piston syringe.

Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 880 appear at 73 FR 35341, June 23, 2008.

(a) Identification. 

A piston syringe is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of a calibrated hollow barrel and a movable plunger. At one end of the barrel there is a male connector (nozzle) for fitting the female connector (hub) of a hypodermic single lumen needle. The device is used to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from, the body.

(b) Classification. 

Class II (performance standards).