Beta -2-microglobulin immunological test system.

(a) Identification. A beta -2-microglobulin immunological test system is a device that consists of the reagents used to measure by immunochemical techniques beta -2-microglobulin (a protein molecule) in serum, urine, and other body fluids. Measurement of beta -2-microglobulin aids in the diagnosis of active rheumatoid arthritis and kidney disease. (b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 866.9. [47 FR 50823, Nov. 9, 1982, as amended at 84 FR 71800, Dec. 30, 2019]