{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-888.3040","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 888.3040","heading":"Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener.","body":"(a) Identification. A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.\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":"e161ea32a6fbd446e0cd0a19c870ed05dffec8e6734d7ceabd8fad51717d536e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-888.3030","next":"us/21-cfr-888.3041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}