---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 888.3230"
title: "21"
number: "888.3230"
heading: "Finger joint polymer constrained prosthesis."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/888.3230"
---

# §888.3230. Finger joint polymer constrained prosthesis.

- (a) **Identification.** A finger joint polymer constrained prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a metacarpophalangeal or proximal interphalangeal (finger) joint. This generic type of device includes prostheses that consist of a single flexible across-the-joint component made from either a silicone elastomer or a combination pf polypropylene and polyester material. The flexible across-the-joint component may be covered with a silicone rubber sleeve.
- (b) **Classification.** Class II.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 l , 371.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 33702, Sept. 4, 1987, unless otherwise noted.