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/ PART 888 - ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES
/ Subpart D - Prosthetic Devices / § 888.3020 Intramedullary fixation rod.
§ 888.3020 Intramedullary fixation rod.
(a) Identification. An intramedullary fixation rod is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a rod made of alloys such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel. It is inserted into the medullary (bone marrow) canal of long bones for the fixation of fractures.
(b) Classification. Class II.