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/ Subpart D - Prosthetic Devices / § 878.3250 External facial fracture fixation appliance.
§ 878.3250 External facial fracture fixation appliance.
(a) Identification. An external facial fracture fixation appliance is a metal apparatus intended to be used during surgical reconstruction and repair to immobilize maxillofacial bone fragments in their proper facial relationship.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 878.9.