{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-888.3020","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 888.3020","heading":"Intramedullary fixation rod.","body":"(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.\n(b) Classification. Class II.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 888—ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES","Subpart D—Prosthetic Devices"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"c2aa9259ba521c06b2c255c4f2b3f03a71950185cfa28bfe6bf323762b62322a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-888.3015","next":"us/21-cfr-888.3023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}