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) > 864.9300—Automated Coombs test systems.

864.9300—Automated Coombs test systems.

(a) Identification. An automated Coombs test system is a device used to detect and identify antibodies in patient sera or antibodies bound to red cells. The Coombs test is used for the diagnosis of hemolytic disease of the newborn, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The test is also used in crossmatching and in investigating transfusion reactions and drug-induced red cell sensitization.
(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).

Code of Federal Regulations

[45 FR 60646, Sept. 12, 1980]