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 864—HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES > SUBPART F—Automated and Semi-Automated Hematology Devices (§864.5200 to §864.5950) > 864.5300—Red cell indices device.

864.5300—Red cell indices device.

(a) Identification. A red cell indices device, usually part of a larger system, calculates or directly measures the erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume (MCV), the mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). The red cell indices are used for the differential diagnosis of anemias.
(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).

Code of Federal Regulations

[45 FR 60597, Sept. 12, 1980]