882.5030—Methyl methacrylate for aneurysmorrhaphy.
(a) Identification.
Methyl methacrylate for aneurysmorrhaphy (repair of aneurysms, which are balloonlike sacs formed on blood vessels) is a self-curing acrylic used to encase and reinforce intracranial aneurysms that are not amenable to conservative management, removal, or obliteration by aneurysm clip.
(b) Classification.
Class II (performance standards).