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Code · CFR · Title 21 — Food and Drugs · Part 878 — General and Plastic Surgery Devices · § 878.4494

§ 878.4494. Absorbable poly(hydroxybutyrate) surgical suture produced by recombinant DNA technology.

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(a)Identification. An absorbable poly(hydroxybutyrate) surgical suture is an absorbable surgical suture made of material isolated from prokaryotic cells produced by recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA)technology. The device is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and ligation.
(b)Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Absorbable Poly(hydroxybutyrate) Surgical Suture Produced by Recombinant DNA Technology.” For the availability of this guidance document see § 878.1(e). [72 FR 43146, Aug. 3, 2007]
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