[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 8]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR874.3760]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 874--EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart D--Prosthetic Devices
 
Sec. 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.