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 J—Products Used In Establishments That Manufacture Blood and Blood Products (§864.9050 to §864.9875) > 864.9145—Processing system for frozen blood.

864.9145—Processing system for frozen blood.

(a) Identification. A processing system for frozen blood is a device used to glycerolize red blood cells prior to freezing to minimize hemolysis (disruption of the red cell membrane accompanied by the release of hemoglobin) due to freezing and thawing of red blood cells and to deglycerolize and wash thawed cells for subsequent reinfusion.
(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).

Code of Federal Regulations

[45 FR 60639, Sept. 12, 1980]