21 CFR § 864.6100 - Bleeding time device.

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title: "21 CFR § 864.6100 - Bleeding time device."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
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section_name: "Bleeding time device."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "864"
part_name: "HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES"
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# 864.6100 Bleeding time device.

(a) *Identification.* A bleeding time device is a device, usually employing two spring-loaded blades, that produces two small incisions in the patient's skin. The length of time required for the bleeding to stop is a measure of the effectiveness of the coagulation system, primarily the platelets.

(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 § 864.9.

[45 FR 60604, Sept. 12, 1980, as amended at 63 FR 59225, Nov. 3, 1998]