(a) Identification. A keratoprosthesis is a device intended to provide a transparent optical pathway through an opacified cornea, either intraoperatively or permanently, in an eye that is not a reasonable candidate for a corneal transplant.
(b) Classification. Class II. The special controls for this device are FDA's:
(1) ``Use of International Standard ISO 10993 `Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices--Part I: Evaluation and Testing,' ''
(2) ``510(k) Sterility Review Guidance of 2/12/90 (K90-1),'' and
(3) ``Guidance on 510(k) Submissions for Keratoprostheses.'' [65 FR 17147, Mar. 31, 2000]