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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 21 - Food and Drugs |
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Chapter I - Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services |
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SubChapter H - Medical Devices |
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Part 864 - Hematology and Pathology Devices |
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Subpart G - Manual Hematology Devices |
§ 864.6700 - Erythrocyte sedimentation rate test.
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§ 864.6700 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate test.
(a) Identification. An erythrocyte sedimentation rate test is a device that measures the length of time required for the red cells in a blood sample to fall a specified distance or a device that measures the degree of sedimentation taking place in a given length of time. An increased rate indicates tissue damage or inflammation.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). This device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 864.9.
[45 FR 60608, Sept. 12, 1980, as amended at 54 FR 25045, June 12, 1989; 66 FR 38790, July 25, 2001]