&&According to the information provided, this product consists of human chondrocytes (cartilage cells) and a porous collagen scaffold backed with a durable fibrous collagen membrane. The scaffold is derived from bovine hides and the fibrous membrane is derived from bovine pericardium (a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart). This product is designed for the repair of articular cartilage damage of the knee. The collagen scaffold is seeded with the chondrocytes which generate reconstituted cartilage after implantation of the device. The product will be imported for clinical trials.

&&You requested classification under heading 30.02 which covers human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products. Novocart® 3D does not meet any of the terms of this heading.&&&&Heading 30.01 covers other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not elsewhere specified or included. This includes other human or animal tissue, whether living or preserved, suitable for permanent grafting or implantation. Both the chondrocytes and the collagen scaffold fall to be classified under heading 30.01.&&