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Code · CFR · Title 21 — Food and Drugs · Part 884 — Obstetrical and Gynecological Devices · § 884.5980

§ 884.5980. Surgical mesh for transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair.

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(a)Identification. Surgical mesh for transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair is a prescription device intended to reinforce soft tissue in the pelvic floor. This device is a porous implant that is made of synthetic material, non-synthetic material, or a combination of synthetic and non-synthetic materials. This device does not include surgical mesh for other intended uses (§ 878.3300 of this chapter).
(b)Classification. Class III (premarket approval).
(c)Date premarket application approval or notice of completion of a product development protocol is required. A premarket application approval or notice of completion of a product development protocol for a device is required to be filed with the Food and Drug Administration on or before July 5, 2018, for any surgical mesh described in paragraph
(a)of this section that was in commercial distribution before May 28, 1976, or that has, on or before July 5, 2018, been found substantially equivalent to a surgical mesh described in paragraph
(a)of this section that was in commercial distribution before May 28, 1976. Any other surgical mesh for transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair shall have an approved premarket application or declared completed product development protocol in effect before being placed in commercial distribution. [81 FR 361, Jan. 5, 2016, as amended at 81 FR 369, Jan. 5, 2016]
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