21 C.F.R. § 888.3390

Hip joint femoral (hemi-hip) metal/polymer cemented or uncemented prosthesis.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 88 wordsSubsections: 2Official source

Cite as 21 C.F.R. § 888.3390 (2026)

(a) Identification. A hip joint femoral (hemi-hip) metal/polymer cemented or uncemented prosthesis is a two-part device intended to be implanted to replace the head and neck of the femur. This generic type of device includes prostheses that have a femoral component made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, and a snap-fit acetabular component made of an alloy, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. This generic type of device may be fixed to the bone with bone cement (§ 888.3027) or implanted by impaction. (b) Classification. Class II.
Cross-references to the CFR
888.3027
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