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/ PART 872 - DENTAL DEVICES
/ Subpart E - Surgical Devices / § 872.4600 Intraoral ligature and wire lock.
§ 872.4600 Intraoral ligature and wire lock.
(a) Identification. An intraoral ligature and wire lock is a metal device intended to constrict fractured bone segments in the oral cavity. The bone segments are stabilized by wrapping the ligature (wire) around the fractured bone segments and locking the ends together.
(b) Classification. Class II.