Title 21

SECTION 874.3620

874.3620 Ear, nose, and throat synthetic polymer material.

§ 874.3620 Ear, nose, and throat synthetic polymer material.

(a) Identification. Ear, nose, and throat synthetic polymer material is a device material that is intended to be implanted for use as a space-occupying substance in the reconstructive surgery of the head and neck. The device is used, for example, in augmentation rhinoplasty and in tissue defect closures in the esophagus. The device is shaped and formed by the suregon to conform to the patient's needs. This generic type of device is made of material such as polyamide mesh or foil and porous polyethylene.

(b) Classification. Class II.

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