[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: 21CFR864.7060] [Page 224] 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 H--Hematology Kits and Packages Sec. 864.7060 Antithrombin III assay. (a) Identification. An antithrombin III assay is a device that is used to determine the plasma level of antithrombin III (a substance which acts with the anticoagulant heparin to prevent coagulation). This determination is used to monitor the administration of heparin in the treatment of thrombosis. The determination may also be used in the diagnosis of thrombophilia (a congenital deficiency of antithrombin III). (b) Classification. Class II (performance standards). [45 FR 60609, Sept. 12, 1980]