21 CFR 874.3760 - Sacculotomy tack (Cody tack)

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Title 21: Food and Drugs

CHAPTER I: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

SUBCHAPTER H: MEDICAL DEVICES

PART 874: EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT DEVICES

Subpart D: Prosthetic Devices

874.3760 - Sacculotomy tack (Cody tack)

(a) Identification. A sacculotomy tack (Cody tack) is a device that consists of a pointed stainless steel tack intended to be implanted to relieve the symptoms of vertigo. The device repetitively ruptures the utricular membrane as the membrane expands under increased endolymphatic pressure.

(b) Classification. Class II.

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