---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 890.3880"
title: "21"
number: "890.3880"
heading: "Special grade wheelchair."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/890.3880"
---

# §890.3880. Special grade wheelchair.

- (a) **Identification.** A special grade wheelchair is a device with wheels that is intended for medical purposes to provide mobility to persons restricted to a sitting position. It is intended to be used in all environments for long-term use, e.g., for paraplegics, quadraplegics, and amputees.
- (b) **Classification.** Class II (performance standards).

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, unless otherwise noted.