Title 21

SECTION 862.1445

862.1445 Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes test system.

§ 862.1445 Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes test system.

(a) Identification. A lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes test system is a device intended to measure the activity of lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes (a group of enzymes with similar biological activity) in serum. Measurements of lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes are used in the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases, such as viral hepatitis, and myocardial infarction.

(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 862.9.

[52 FR 16122, May 1, 1987, as amended at 84 FR 71796, Dec. 30, 2019]

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