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# Surgical Smoke Precipitator Put Into Class 2
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/surgical-smoke-precipitator-put-into-class-2/
- Published: 2018-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:18:17.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5140631

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has classified the surgical smoke precipitator into Class 2 (special controls). The action is in response to a de novo classification request by Alesi Surgical for the Ultravision Visual Field Clearing System. It is a prescription device intended for clearing the visual field by precipitation of surgical smoke and other aerosolized particulate matter created during laparoscopic surgery. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-01-30/pdf/2018-01639.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).