[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 21, Volume 8] [Revised as of April 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 21CFR862.1175] [Page 182-183] TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) PART 862--CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY DEVICES--Table of Contents Subpart B--Clinical Chemistry Test Systems Sec. 862.1175 Cholesterol (total) test system. (a) Identification. A cholesterol (total) test system is a device intended to measure cholesterol in plasma and serum. Cholesterol measurements are [[Page 183]] used in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders involving excess cholesterol in the blood and lipid and lipoprotein metabolism disorders. (b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to Sec. 862.9. [52 FR 16122, May 1, 1987, as amended at 65 FR 2305, Jan. 14, 2000]