[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 21, Volume 8] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 21CFR862.1160] [Page 189] 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. 862.1160 Bicarbonate/carbon dioxide test system. (a) Identification. A bicarbonate/carbon dioxide test system is a device intended to measure bicarbonate/carbon dioxide in plasma, serum, and whole blood. Bicarbonate/carbon dioxide measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous potentially serious disorders associated with changes in body acid-base balance. (b) Classification. Class II.