[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: 21CFR866.2300]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 866--IMMUNOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C--Microbiology Devices
 
Sec. 866.2300  Multipurpose culture medium.

    (a) Identification. A multipurpose culture medium is a device that 
consists primarily of liquid or solid biological materials intended for 
medical purposes for the cultivation and identification of several types 
of pathogenic microorganisms without the need of additional nutritional 
supplements. Test results aid in the diagnosis of disease and also 
provide epidemiological information on diseases caused by these 
microorganisms.
    (b) Classification. Class I. The device is exempt from the premarket 
notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter.

[47 FR 50823, Nov. 9, 1982, as amended at 54 FR 25046, June 12, 1989]