Medical device classification

Device Classification Guide

Start here when you do not know the classification code for the device group you need. Search by name, browse the categories and move on to the devices in the group you find.

Classification version:
2026
Total codes:
8,516
Last updated:
31.07.2026 09:04

Main categories

Open one of the twenty three main categories to move down into its groups.

CodeOfficial nameDevicesAction
ADEVICES FOR ADMINISTRATION, WITHDRAWAL AND COLLECTION14 sub groups104,210
BHAEMATOLOGY AND HAEMOTRANSFUSION DEVICES8 sub groups1,617
CCARDIOCIRCULATORY SYSTEM DEVICESCardiology8 sub groups65,819
DDISINFECTANTS, ANTISEPTICS, STERILISING AGENTS AND DETERGENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES9 sub groups3,555
FDIALYSIS DEVICESNephrology and Dialysis6 sub groups5,821
GGASTROINTESTINAL DEVICESGastroenterology7 sub groups22,520
HSUTURE DEVICESOperating Theatre4 sub groups25,505
JACTIVE-IMPLANTABLE DEVICES8 sub groups375
KENDOTHERAPY AND ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICESOperating Theatre3 sub groups16,992
LREUSABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTSOperating Theatre28 sub groups306,804
MDEVICES FOR GENERAL AND SPECIALIST DRESSINGS6 sub groups203,583
NNERVOUS AND MEDULLARY SYSTEMS DEVICESNeurology3 sub groups9,792
PIMPLANTABLE PROSTHETIC AND OSTEOSYNTHESIS DEVICES11 sub groups379,300
QDENTAL, OPHTHALMOLOGIC AND ENT DEVICES3 sub groups416,917
RRESPIRATORY AND ANAESTHESIA DEVICESAnaesthesia and Reanimation8 sub groups32,328
SSTERILISATION DEVICES (EXCLUDING CAT. D - Z)2 sub groups43,262
TPATIENT PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND INCONTINENCE AIDS (EXCLUDING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - PPE)5 sub groups89,633
UDEVICES FOR UROGENITAL SYSTEMUrology15 sub groups25,831
VVARIOUS MEDICAL DEVICES12 sub groups192,122
WIN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL DEVICES3 sub groups122,650
XPRODUCTS WITHOUT AN INTENDED MEDICAL PURPOSE (Annex XVI)6 sub groups658
YDEVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES9 sub groups389,090
ZMEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND RELATED ACCESSORIES, SOFTWARE AND CONSUMABLES3 sub groups218,625