---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 882.5070"
title: "21"
number: "882.5070"
heading: "Bite block."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/882.5070"
---

# §882.5070. Bite block.

- (a) **Identification.** A bite block is a device inserted into a patient's mouth to protect the tongue and teeth while the patient is having convulsions.
- (b) **Classification.** Class II (performance standards).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 l, 371.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 51730, Sept. 4, 1979, unless otherwise noted.