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Phototherapy Device Classified as General and Plastic Surgery Device

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A phototherapy device has been classified as a General and Plastic Surgery Device. due to aggressive automated scraping of FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov, programmatic access to these sites is limited. Users are directed to visit the API documentation for more information.

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Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Phototherapy Device for Reducing the Appearance of Acute Post-Surgical Incisions

Media Coverage · May 1, 2026

The FDA has restricted access to its website due to automated scraping, requiring users to complete a CAPTCHA test to access the site. This measure aims to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information. The restriction affects users seeking to access the FDA's developer APIs.

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Key Issues

  • • Phototherapy device
  • • General and Plastic Surgery Device
  • • FederalRegister.gov
  • • eCFR.gov
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Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Phototherapy Device for Reducing the

Media Coverage · May 01, 2026

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The FDA has restricted access to its website due to automated scraping, requiring users to complete a CAPTCHA test to access the site. This measure aims to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information. The restriction affects users
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Due to aggressive automated scraping of FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov, programmatic access to these sites is limited to access to our extensive developer APIs. Please visit FederalRegister.gov API documentation or eCFR.gov API documentation to learn more about how to access the API. Your request has been flagged as potentially automated. If you are human user receiving this message, please complete the CAPTCHA (bot test) below and click "Request Access".

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Media Coverage May 1, 2026

Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Phototherapy Device for Reducing the Appearance of Acute Post-Surgical Incisions

The FDA has restricted access to its website due to automated scraping, requiring users to complete a CAPTCHA test to access the site. This measure aims to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information. The restriction affects users seeking to access the FDA's developer APIs.

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