[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 21, Volume 8] [Revised as of April 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 21CFR864.5220] [Page 219] TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued) PART 864--HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES--Table of Contents Subpart F--Automated and Semi-Automated Hematology Devices Sec. 864.5220 Automated differential cell counter. (a) Identification. An automated differential cell counter is a device used to identify and classify one or more of the formed elements of the blood. (b) Classification. (1) Class II (performance standards) when the device is intended to flag or identify specimens containing abnormal blood cells. (2) Class III (premarket approval) when the device is intended for other uses, including to count or classify abnormal cells of the blood. (c) Date PMA or notice of completion of a PDP is required. No effective date has been established of the requirement for premarket approval for the device identified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section. See Sec. 864.3. [45 FR 60596, Sept. 12, 1980, as amended at 55 FR 23511, June 8, 1990]