(a) Identification.
         A membrane lung for long-term pulmonary support is a device used to provide to a patient extracorporeal blood oxygenation for longer than 24 hours.
     
    
        
        (b) Classification.
         Class III (premarket approval).
     
    
        
        (c) Date PMA or notice of completion of a PDP is required.
         No effective date has been established of the requirement for premarket approval. See  § 868.3.
     
    
        
            Code of Federal Regulations
        
        [47 FR 31142, July 16, 1982, as amended at 52 FR 17735, May 11, 1987]