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21 CFR 886.3400: Keratoprosthesis.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 21—Food and Drugs
- CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES
- PART 886—OPHTHALMIC DEVICES
- Subpart D—Prosthetic Devices
(a) Identification. A keratoprosthesis is a device intended to provide a transparent optical pathway through an opacified cornea, either intraoperatively or permanently, in an eye that is not a reasonable candidate for a corneal transplant.
(b) Classification. Class II. The special controls for this device are FDA's:
(1) “Use of International Standard ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices—Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ”
(2) “510(k) Sterility Review Guidance of 2/12/90 (K90-1),” and
(3) “Guidance on 510(k) Submissions for Keratoprostheses.”
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