Technical Areas based onIAF MD9: 2011

Main Technical Areas Technical Areas Product Categories Covered by the Product Categories Covered by the Technical Areas
Non-active Medical General non-active, non-implantable A Non-active devices for anesthesia, 1
Devices medical devices emergency and intensive care
Non-active devices for injection, 2
infusion, transfusion and dialysis
Non-active orthopedic and 3
rehabilitation devices
Non-active medical devices with 4
measuring function
Non-active ophthalmologic devices 5
Non-active instruments 6
Contraceptive medical devices 7
Non-active medical devices for 8
disinfecting, cleaning, rinsing
Non-active devices for in vitro 9
fertilisation (IVF) and assisted
reproductive technologies (ART
Non-active implants B Non-active cardiovascular implants 1
Non-active orthopedic implants 2
Non-active functional implants 3
Non-active soft tissue implants 4
Devices for wound care C Bandages and wound dressings 1
Suture material and clamps 2
Other medical devices for wound 3
care
Non-active dental devices and D Non-active dental 1
accessories devices/equipment and instruments
Dental materials 2
Dental implants 3
Non-active medical devices other than E 1
specified above
Active Medical General active medical devices F Product Categories Covered by the
Devices Technical Areas
(Non-Implantable)
Devices for extra-corporal 1
circulation, infusion and
haemopheresis
Respiratory devices, devices 2
including hyperbaric chambers for
oxygen therapy, inhalation
anaesthesia
Devices for stimulation or inhibition 3
Active surgical devices 4
Active ophthalmologic devices 5
Active dental devices 6
Active devices for disinfection and 7
sterilisation
Active rehabilitation devices and 8
active prostheses
Active devices for patient 9
positioning and transport
Active devices for in vitro 10
fertilisation (IVF) and assisted
reproductive technologies (ART)
Software 11
Other active medical devices no mentioned above e.g. spares, tubes 12
Devices for imaging G Devices utilizing ionizing rays 1
Devices utilizing non-ionizing rays 2
Monitoring devices H Monitoring devices of non-vital 1
physiological parameters
Monitoring devices of vital 2
physiological parameters
Devices for radiation therapy and I Devices utilising ionizing radiation 1
thermo therapy Devices utilising non-ionizing 2
radiation
Devices for hyperthermia / 3
hypothermia
Devices for (extracorporal) shockwave 4
therapy (lithotripsy)
Active (non-implantable) medical J 1
devices other than specified above
Active Implantable General active implantable medical K Active implantable medical devices 1
Medical Devices devices for stimulation / inhibition
Active implantable medical devices 2
delivering drugs or other substances
Active implantable medical devices 3
substituting or replacing organ
functions
Implantable medical devices other L 1
than specified above
In Vitro
Diagnostic
Medical
Devices
(IVD) Reagents and reagent products, M
calibrators and control materials for:
Clinical Chemistry 1
Immunochemistry (Immunology) 2
Haematology/Haemostasis/Immunohe- 3
matology
Microbiology 4
Infectious Immunology 5
Histology/Cytology 6
Genetic Testing 7
In Vitro Diagnostic Instruments and N 1
software
IVD medical devices other than specified O 1
above
Sterilization
Method for
Medical Devices
Ethylene oxide gas sterilization P 1
(EOG)
Moist heat Q 1
Aseptic processing R
Radiation sterilization (e.g. gamma, S 1
x-ray, electron beam)
Sterilization method other than T 1
specified above
Devices
incorporating/utilizing
specific substances/
technologies
Medical devices incorporating medicinal substances U
Medical devices incorporating derivatives of human blood V
Medical devices utilizing micromechanics X
Medical devices utilizing nanomaterials Y
Medical devices utilizing biological
active coatings and/or materials or
being wholly or mainly absorbed Z