Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026
§ 882.5275 - Nerve cuff.

(a) Identification. A nerve cuff is a tubular silicone rubber sheath used to encase a nerve for aid in repairing the nerve (e.g., to prevent ingrowth of scar tissue) and for capping the end of the nerve to prevent the formation of neuroma (tumors).

(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).

authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360
source: 44 FR 51730, Sept. 4, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 882.5275