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/ PART 888 - ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES
/ Subpart D - Prosthetic Devices / § 888.3025 Passive tendon prosthesis.
§ 888.3025 Passive tendon prosthesis.
(a) Identification. A passive tendon prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted made of silicon elastomer or a polyester reinforced medical grade silicone elastomer intended for use in the surgical reconstruction of a flexor tendon of the hand. The device is implanted for a period of 2 to 6 months to aid growth of a new tendon sheath. The device is not intended as a permanent implant nor to function as a replacement for the ligament or tendon nor to function as a scaffold for soft tissue ingrowth.
(b) Classification. Class II.