§862.1030. Alanine amino transferase (ALT/SGPT) test system.
21 C.F.R. § 862.1030
Identification. An alanine amino transferase (ALT/SGPT) test system is a device intended to measure the activity of the enzyme alanine amino transferase (ALT) (also known as a serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase or SGPT) in serum and plasma. Alanine amino transferase measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of certain liver diseases (e.g., viral hepatitis and cirrhosis) and heart diseases.
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 § 862.9.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[52 FR 16122, May 1, 1987, as amended at 65 FR 2305, Jan. 14, 2000]
Authority
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 l, 371.
Source
Source: 52 FR 16122, May 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[52 FR 16122, May 1, 1987, as amended at 65 FR 2305, Jan. 14, 2000]