21 CFR § 864.9100 - Empty container for the collection and processing of blood and blood components.

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title: "21 CFR § 864.9100 - Empty container for the collection and processing of blood and blood components."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "864.9100"
section_name: "Empty container for the collection and processing of blood and blood components."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "864"
part_name: "HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES"
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# 864.9100 Empty container for the collection and processing of blood and blood components.

(a) *Identification.* An empty container for the collection and processing of blood and blood components is a device intended for medical purposes that is an empty plastic bag or plastic or glass bottle used to collect, store, or transfer blood and blood components for further processing.

(b) *Classification.* Class II (performance standards).

[45 FR 60638, Sept. 12, 1980]