CFR > Title 21 - Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES (parts 800 to 898) > PART 862—CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY DEVICES > SUBPART B—Clinical Chemistry Test Systems (§862.1020 to §862.1825) > 862.1025—Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) test system.

862.1025—Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) test system.

(a) Identification. An adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) test system is a device intended to measure adrenocorticotropic hormone in plasma and serum. ACTH measurements are used in the differential diagnosis and treatment of certain disorders of the adrenal glands such as Cushing's syndrome, adrenocortical insufficiency, and the ectopic ACTH syndrome.
(b) Classification. Class II.