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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 21 - Food and Drugs |
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Chapter I - Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services |
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SubChapter H - Medical Devices |
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Part 888 - Orthopedic Devices |
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Subpart D - Prosthetic Devices |
§ 888.3370 - Hip joint (hemi-hip) acetabular metal cemented prosthesis.
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§ 888.3370 Hip joint (hemi-hip) acetabular metal cemented prosthesis.
(a) Identification. A hip joint (hemi-hip) acetabular metal cemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a portion of the hip joint. This generic type of device includes prostheses that have an acetabular component made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum. This generic type of device is limited to those prostheses intended for use with bone cement (§ 888.3027).
(b) Classification. Class III.
(c) Date PMA or notice of completion of a PDP is required. A PMA or a notice of completion of a PDP is required to be filed with the Food and Drug Administration on or before December 26, 1996 for any hip joint (hemi-hip) acetabular metal cemented prosthesis that was in commercial distribution before May 28, 1976, or that has, on or before December 26, 1996 been found to be substantially equivalent to a hip joint (hemi-hip) acetabular metal cemented prosthesis that was in commercial distribution before May 28, 1976. Any other hip joint metal (hemi-hip) acetabular metal cemented prosthesis shall have an approved PMA or a declared completed PDP in effect before being placed in commercial distribution.
[52 FR 33702, Sept. 4, 1987, as amended at 61 FR 50710, Sept. 27, 1996]