Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Oct 15, 2024
§ 862.1455 - Lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio in amniotic fluid test system.

(a) Identification. A lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio in amniotic fluid test system is a device intended to measure the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio in amniotic fluid. Lecithin and sphingomyelin are phospholipids (fats or fat-like substances containing phosphorus). Measurements of the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio in amniotic fluid are used in evaluating fetal maturity.

(b) Classification. Class II.

authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360l,371
source: 52 FR 16122, May 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 862.1455