(a) Identification. A neurosurgical suture needle is a needle used in suturing during neurosurgical procedures or in the repair of nervous tissue.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to Sec. 882.9. [44 FR 51730, Sept. 4, 1979, as amended at 54 FR 25051, June 12, 1989; 65 FR 2319, Jan. 14, 2000]