# Physical Medicine Devices; Reclassification of Shortwave Diathermy for All Other Uses, Henceforth To Be Known as Nonthermal Shortwave Therapy
> **Food and Drug Administration** · Final order; technical correction. · Published 2015-10-13 · Effective 2015-10-13 · 80 FR 61298
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-25923
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Food and Drug Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 61298
- **CFR reference:** 21 CFR 890
- **Publication date:** 2015-10-13
- **Effective date:** 2015-10-13
- **HHS docket:** Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0378
## Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final order to reclassify shortwave diathermy (SWD) for all other uses, a preamendments class III device, into class II (special controls), and to rename the device "nonthermal shortwave therapy" (SWT). FDA is also making a technical correction in the regulation for the carrier frequency for SWD and SWT devices.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/13/2015-25923/physical-medicine-devices-reclassification-of-shortwave-diathermy-for-all-other-uses-henceforth-to)
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