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Title 21: Food and Drugs
« Home / Title 21 - Food and Drugs--Volume 8 / CHAPTER I - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) / SUBCHAPTER H - MEDICAL DEVICES / PART 864 - HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES / Subpart H - Hematology Kits and Packages / § 864.7470 Glycosylated hemoglobin assay.
§ 864.7470 Glycosylated hemoglobin assay.

(a) Identification. A glycosylated hemoglobin assay is a device used to measure the glycosylated hemoglobins (A1a, A1b, and A1c) in a patient's blood by a column chromatographic procedure. Measurement of glycosylated hemoglobin is used to assess the level of control of a patient's diabetes and to determine the proper insulin dosage for a patient. Elevated levels of glycosylated hemoglobin indicate uncontrolled diabetes in a patient.

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

[45 FR 60621, Sept. 12, 1980]
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