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FEDERAL REGISTER · RULEMarch 25, 2026IN FORCE

General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Reclassification of Optical Diagnostic Devices for Melanoma Detection and Electrical Impedance Spectrometers, To Be Renamed Software-Aided Adjunctive Diagnostic Devices for Use on Skin Lesions by Physicians Trained in the Diagnosis and Management of Skin Cancer

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STATUSIN FORCE
EFFECTIVEApr 24, 2026
COMMENTS CLOSE—
APPLIES TO · SPEQ TAGDevice
Document type
Rule
Agency
Health and Human Services Department
Published
March 25, 2026
Effective
April 24, 2026
Document number
2026-05772
CFR references
21 CFR 878
Docket
FDA-2022-N-0794
ABSTRACT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final order reclassifying optical diagnostic devices for melanoma detection (product code OYD) and electrical impedance spectrometers (product code ONV), both postamendments class III device types, into class II (special controls), subject to premarket notification. FDA is also renaming and codifying these devices under the new classification regulation named "software-aided adjunctive diagnostic devices for use on skin lesions by physicians trained in the diagnosis and management of skin cancer." FDA is also establishing the special controls necessary to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of these devices.

Abstract as published in the Federal Register.