EN ISO 9999:2016

Assistive products for persons with disability - Classification and terminology (ISO 9999:2016)

ISO 9999:2016 establishes a classification and terminology of assistive products, especially produced or generally available, for persons with disability.
Assistive products used by a person with disability, but which require the assistance of another person for their operation, are included in the classification.
The following items are specifically excluded from this International Standard:
-      items used for the installation of assistive products;
-      solutions obtained by combinations of assistive products that are individually classified in this International Standard;
-      medicines;
-      assistive products and instruments used exclusively by healthcare professionals;
-      non-technical solutions, such as personal assistance, guide dogs or lip-reading;
-      implanted devices;
-      financial support.

Hilfsmittel für Menschen mit Behinderungen - Klassifikation und Terminologie (ISO 9999:2016)

Produits d'assistance pour personnes en situation de handicap - Classification et terminologie (ISO 9999:2016)

ISO 9999:2016 établit une classification ainsi qu'une terminologie des produits d'assistance, fabriqués spécialement ou généralement disponibles, pour les personnes en situation de handicap.
Les produits d'assistance utilisés par une personne en situation de handicap, qui nécessitent l'aide d'une autre personne pour les faire fonctionner, font partie de la classification.
Les articles suivants sont spécifiquement exclus de la présente Norme internationale:
-      les articles utilisés pour l'installation des produits d'assistance;
-      les solutions obtenues par la combinaison de produits d'assistance individuellement classés dans la présente Norme internationale;
-      les médicaments;
-      les produits d'assistance et les instruments que seuls les professionnels de la santé utilisent;
-      les solutions non techniques, telles que l'assistance personnelle, les chiens d'aveugles ou la lecture labiale;
-      les dispositifs implantés;
-      l'aide financière.

Tehnični pripomočki za invalidne osebe - Razvrstitev in terminologija (ISO 9999:2016)

Ta mednarodni standard vzpostavlja razvrstitev in terminologijo tehničnih pripomočkov, ki so izdelani posebej za invalidne osebe ali so splošno na voljo.
Razvrstitev vključuje tehnične pripomočke, ki jih uporablja invalidna oseba, vendar je za njihovo delovanje potrebna pomoč še ene osebe.
Ta mednarodni standard izrecno ne vključuje naslednjih elementov:
– elementov, ki se uporabljajo za namestitev tehničnih pripomočkov;
– rešitev, ki nastanejo z združitvijo posameznih tehničnih pripomočkov, ki so razvrščeni v tem mednarodnem standardu;
– zdravil;
– tehničnih pripomočkov in instrumentov, ki jih uporabljajo izključno zdravstveni delavci;
– netehničnih rešitev, kot je osebna pomoč, psi vodniki ali branje z ustnic;
– vsajenih pripomočkov;
– finančne podpore.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 08-Nov-2016
• Withdrawal Date: 13-Apr-2025
• ICS: 01.040.11 - Health care technology (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 11.180.01 - Aids for disabled and handicapped persons in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 293 - Technical aids for disabled persons
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 293 - Technical aids for disabled persons
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 01-Jun-2022
• Completion Date: 14-Apr-2025
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 9999:2017 - Assistive products for persons with disability - Classification and terminology (ISO 9999:2016)

Relations

• Replaces: EN ISO 9999:2011 - Assistive products for persons with disability - Classification and terminology (ISO 9999:2011)
• Effective Date: 16-Nov-2016
• Replaced By: EN ISO 9999:2022 - Assistive products - Classification and terminology (ISO 9999:2022)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

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Assistive products for persons with disability - Classification and terminology (ISO
9999:2016)
Hilfsmittel für Menschen mit Behinderungen - Klassifikation und Terminologie (ISO
9999:2016)
Produits d'assistance pour personnes en situation de handicap - Classification et
terminologie (ISO 9999:2016)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 9999:2016
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EN ISO 9999
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2016
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.180.01 Supersedes EN ISO 9999:2011
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Assistive products for persons with disability -
Classification and terminology (ISO 9999:2016)
Produits d'assistance pour personnes en situation de Hilfsmittel für Menschen mit Behinderungen -
handicap - Classification et terminologie (ISO Klassifikation und Terminologie (ISO 9999:2016)
9999:2016)
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European foreword
This document (EN ISO 9999:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 173 “Assistive
products for persons with disability” in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 293 “Assistive
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 9999
Sixth edition
2016-10-15
Assistive products for persons with
disability — Classification and
terminology
Produits d’assistance pour personnes en situation de handicap —
Classification et terminologie
Reference number
ISO 9999:2016(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2  Terms and definitions . 1
3 Principle . 3
4  Elements and rules used in classification . 3
4.1 Construction . 3
4.2 Codes . 3
4.3 Titles of classes, subclasses and divisions . 4
4.4 Rules used in classification . 4
5 Index . 5
6  Classification . 5
6.1 One-level classification — Classes . 5
6.2 Two-level classification — Classes and subclasses . 5
6.3 Three-level, detailed classification with explanations, inclusions, exclusions
and references .10
Annex A (informative) Membership of ISO 9999 in the WHO Family of
International Classifications .107
Annex B (informative) Definition of assistive product and the standard title .108
Annex C (informative) Conversion table between ISO 9999:2011 and ISO 9999:2016 .109
Annex D (informative) Alphabetical index .138
Bibliography .194
ISO 9999:2016(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions related to conformity assessment,
as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following URL: www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 173, Assistive products for persons with disability,
Subcommittee SC 2, Classification and terminology.
This sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition (ISO 9999:2011), which has been technically
revised.
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Introduction
Assistive products (including software) are classified according to their function. The classification
consists of three hierarchical levels and the codes each consist of three pairs of digits. Like other
classifications, for each level, codes, titles, explanatory notes, inclusions, exclusions and cross-references
are given. Besides the explanatory text and the classification itself, a table of conversion between the
previous edition (2011) and this edition and an alphabetical index are provided in order to facilitate the
use of and to improve the accessibility of the classification.
This edition has 945 titles of which about 44 are new and 456 are changed, including minor editorial
and grammatical revisions.
All assistive products in this classification are primarily intended for use outside of health care settings;
however, some of the products can be used in facilities such as rehabilitation centres to teach clients
how to use these products. It should be noted that the titles of some subclasses and divisions in class 28
refer to the “workplace”. This term does not refer to a specific setting or geographical location; instead,
it refers to any setting in which employment-related activities or vocational training are performed.
The definition of “assistive product” used by this International Standard has been revised to align it
with the terminology of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
Relation to the WHO Family of International Classifications
In 2003, ISO 9999 was accepted as a related member of the WHO Family of International Classifications
(WHO-FIC). The WHO-FIC comprises high-quality classifications for relevant sectors of the health
system. With this inclusion, the use of this International Standard was stimulated.
This International Standard makes use of the terminology of the International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF, WHO, 2001). ICF is a classification of health and health-related
domains. These domains are classified from body, individual and societal perspectives by means of two
lists: a list of body functions and structure and a list of domains of activity and participation. Since
an individual’s functioning and disability occurs in a context, ICF also includes a list of environmental
factors. The ICF is one of the core classifications of the WHO-FIC (see Annex A).
A major change in this edition is a change of the titles of the classes to bring them in harmony with the
terminology of the ICF.
Proposal for changes
Proposals for changes or additions to this International Standard, both in respect of existing
and proposed new classes/subclasses/divisions, which take into account the given rules for
classification, may be submitted to a national member body of ISO with an accompanying
explanation for the proposal. See http://www.iso.org for addresses of national member bodies.
NOTE 1 Some of the assistive products for persons with disability can be classified as medical devices.
NOTE 2 National member bodies are encouraged to improve the accessibility of the classification by the
addition of national language synonyms to the nationally implemented standard.
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Assistive products for persons with disability —
Classification and terminology
1 Scope
This International Standard establishes a classification and terminology of assistive products,
especially produced or generally available, for persons with disability.
Assistive products used by a person with disability, but which require the assistance of another person
for their operation, are included in the classification.
The following items are specifically excluded from this International Standard:
— items used for the installation of assistive products;
— solutions obtained by combinations of assistive products that are individually classified in this
International Standard;
— medicines;
— assistive products and instruments used exclusively by healthcare professionals;
— non-technical solutions, such as personal assistance, guide dogs or lip-reading;
— implanted devices;
— financial support.
2  Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
activity
execution of a task or action by an individual
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
2.2
activity limitations
difficulties an individual can have in executing activities
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
2.3
assistive product
any product (including devices, equipment, instruments and software), especially produced or generally
available, used by or for persons with disability (2.12)
— for participation (2.13),
— to protect, support, train, measure or substitute for body functions (2.4)/structures and activities, or
— to prevent impairments (2.11), activity limitations (2.2) or participation restrictions (2.14)
Note 1 to entry: The definition of assistive product is in discussion at the GATE, the Global cooperation on
Assistive Health Technology (a WHO initiative), and the information is given in Annex B.
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2.4
body functions
physiological functions of body systems (including psychological functions)
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
2.5
body structures
anatomical parts of the body such as organs, limbs and their components
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
2.6
classification
system of concepts or a structured set of concepts established according to the relations between them,
each concept being determined by a systematic code and its positions in the system of concepts
2.7
class
collection of similar articles, divided according to definite and chosen rules
2.8
disability
umbrella term for impairments (2.11), activity limitations (2.2) and participation restrictions (2.14)
denoting the negative aspects of the interaction between an individual (with a health condition) and
that individual’s contextual factors (environmental and personal factors)
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
2.9
environmental factors
physical, social and attitudinal environment in which people live and conduct their lives
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
2.10
functioning
umbrella term for body functions (2.4), body structures (2.5), activities and participation (2.13) denoting
the positive aspects of the interaction between an individual (with a health condition) and that
individual’s contextual factors (environmental and personal factors)
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
2.11
impairments
problems in body function or structure, such as a significant deviation or loss
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
2.12
person with disability
person with one or more impairments (2.11), one or more activity limitations (2.2), one or more
participation restrictions (2.14) or a combination thereof
2.13
participation
involvement in a life situation
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
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2.14
participation restrictions
problems an individual can experience in involvement in life situations
[SOURCE: ICF 2001, WHO]
2.15
workplace
defined area or areas in which the work activities are carried out
[SOURCE: EN 1540:1998]
3 Principle
The classification is based on the function of the products being classified.
In particular, it should be noted that assistive products, which are used exclusively for training in skills,
are included in class 05. Assistive products that have a principal function other than training, but which
can also be used for training, are included in the class covering their primary function.
Software is classified at the division level of the class relating to its function.
Multifunctional products are also classified based on the primary function. References may be added
related to secondary functions of the item.
4  Elements and rules used in classification
4.1 Construction
The classification consists of three hierarchical levels: classes, subclasses and divisions.
Each class, subclass or division consists of a code, a title and, if necessary, an explanatory note and
reference to other parts of the classification.
Explanatory notes are used to clarify the content of the class, subclass or division. Inclusions and
exclusions are used to provide examples.
References are used for two purposes:
— to separate classes, subclasses or divisions from one another;
— for information, e.g. references between related products.
In general, references are made to the lowest possible level.
4.2 Codes
4.2.1 The code consists of three pairs of digits.
The first pair of digits indicates a class, the second pair of digits a subclass and the third pair of digits a
division.
For practical reasons, in this International Standard, the classes are indicated by one pair of digits only
(deleting two pairs of zeros) and subclasses are indicated by two pairs of digits (deleting one pair of zeros).
The code determines the position of the class, the subclass or the division, respectively, in the
classification.
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4.2.2 The digits for the codes were originally chosen with intervals of three. In subsequent revisions,
the intervening digits have been used to introduce new classes, subclasses and divisions without
significantly modifying the classification.
In this revision, codes that were originally used to classify items that have been removed from the
classification are not used to classify new items that have been added to the classification.
4.2.3 Classes 01, 02, and 90 to 99 and the associated subclasses and divisions are reserved for national
applications.
The subclasses XX 01, XX 02, and XX 90 to XX 99 and the associated divisions are reserved for national
applications.
The divisions XX XX 01, XX XX 02 and XX XX 90 to XX XX 99 are reserved for national applications.
Subclasses XX 88 and the divisions XX XX 88 are reserved for assistive products that are titled “Other
(title of parent class or parent subclass)” for international applications.
In addition, further levels, e.g. 4th level, may be added to any part of the classification to serve national
or local purposes
4.2.4 A conversion table detailing the coding changes from the previous revision of the classification to
this revision is given for information in Annex C.
4.3 Titles of classes, subclasses and divisions
4.3.1 As far as possible, the terminology in general use has been adopted.
4.3.2 All titles in the classification are in the plural form.
4.3.3 Titles at class level generally describe a broad area of function of the product, e.g. assistive
products for domestic activities and participation in domestic life, assistive products for activities and
participation relating to personal mobility and transportation and assistive products for work activities
and participation in employment.
4.3.4 Titles at subclass level describe a special function, e.g. “assistive products for reading”, within
the broad area covered by the class, e.g. “assistive products for communication and information
management”.
4.3.5 Going down to the division level, the description gets more specific.
4.3.6 Only in cases where an assistive product is intended for use by persons with a specific disability,
age or gender should the title refer to that group.
4.4  Rules used in classification
4.4.1 A class is equal to the sum of its subclasses and a subclass is equal to the sum of its divisions.
4.4.2 In general, parts of assistive products, accessories to assistive products, individually adapted
assistive products and individual adaptations in homes and other premises are classified in the same
subclass or division of the assistive product with which they are associated.
4.4.3 Parts, accessories and adaptations are separately classified when they are associated with a
group of assistive products. In these cases, they are classified as close as possible to the group of assistive
products with which they are associated, e.g. 12 07 accessories for assistive products for walking.
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4.4.4 The classification is organized in such a manner that all assistive products can be classified
without being tested or measured.
4.4.5 Classification of hypothetical assistive products is avoided.
4.4.6 Classes are created in such a manner that they do not overlap in the described broad function
of other classes. The subclasses are created in such a manner that they do not overlap in the specific
function of other subclasses. The divisions are created in such a manner that they do not overlap with
products in other divisions.
5 Index
An alphabetical index of terms in Annex D is provided for information to facilitate access to the
classification.
Terms used in inclusion statements are incorporated in the index.
6  Classification
6.1  One-level classification — Classes
04 Assistive products for measuring, supporting, training or replacing body functions
05 Assistive products for education and for training in skills
06 Assistive products attached to the body for supporting neuromusculoskeletal or movement
related functions (orthoses) and replacing anatomical structures (prostheses)
09 Assistive products for self-care activities and participation in self-care
12 Assistive products for activities and participation relating to personal mobility and
transportation
15 Assistive products for domestic activities and participation in domestic life
18 Furnishings, fixtures and other assistive products for supporting activities in indoor and
outdoor human-made environments
22 Assistive products for communication and information management
24 Assistive products for controlling, carrying, moving and handling objects and devices
27 Assistive products for controlling, adapting or measuring elements of physical
environments
28 Assistive products for work activities and participation in employment
30 Assistive products for recreation and leisure
6.2  Two-level classification — Classes and subclasses
04 Assistive products for measuring, supporting, training or replacing body functions
04 03 Assistive products for respiration
04 06 Assistive products for circulation therapy
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04 08 Assistive products for stimulating body control and conceptualization
04 09 Assistive products for light therapy
04 15 Assistive products for dialysis therapy
04 19 Assistive products for administering medicines
04 22 Sterilizing equipment
04 24 Physical, physiological and biochemical test equipment and materials
04 25 Cognitive test and evaluation materials
04 26 Assistive products for cognitive therapy
04 27 Stimulators
04 30 Assistive products for heat or cold treatment
04 33 Assistive products intended to manage tissue integrity
04 36 Assistive products for perceptual training
04 45 Assistive products for spinal traction
04 48 Equipment for movement, strength and balance training
04 49 Wound care products
05 Assistive products for education and for training in skills
05 03 Assistive products for communication therapy and communication training
05 06 Assistive products for training in alternative and augmentative communication
05 09 Assistive products for continence training
05 12 Assistive products for training in cognitive skills
05 15 Assistive products for training in basic skills
05 18 Assistive products for training in educational subjects
05 24 Assistive products for training in arts
05 27 Assistive products for training in social skills
05 30 Assistive products for training in control of input units and handling products and goods
05 33 Assistive products for training in daily living activities
05 36 Assistive products for training in changing and maintaining body position
06 Assistive products attached to the body for supporting neuromusculoskeletal or
movement related functions (orthoses) and replacing anatomical structures
(prostheses)
06 03 Spinal and cranial orthoses
06 04 Abdominal orthoses
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06 06 Upper limb orthoses
06 12 Lower limb orthoses
06 15 Functional neuromuscular stimulators and hybrid orthoses
06 18 Upper limb prostheses
06 24 Lower limb prostheses
06 30 Prostheses other than limb prostheses
09 Assistive products for self-care activities and participation in self-care
09 03 Clothes and shoes
09 06 Body-worn assistive products for body protection
09 07 Assistive products for body stabilization
09 09 Assistive products for dressing and undressing
09 12 Assistive products for toileting
09 15 Assistive products for tracheostomy care
09 18 Assistive products for ostomy care
09 21 Products for skin protection and skin cleaning
09 24 Urine diverters
09 27 Assistive products for collecting urine and faeces
09 30 Assistive products for absorbing urine and faeces
09 31 Assistive products to prevent involuntary urine or faeces leakage
09 32 Assistive products for management of menstruation
09 33 Assistive products for washing, bathing and showering
09 36 Assistive products for manicure and pedicure
09 39 Assistive products for hair care
09 42 Assistive products for dental care
09 45 Assistive products for facial care
09 54 Assistive products for sexual activities
12 Assistive products for activities and participation relating to personal mobility
and transportation
12 03 Assistive products for walking, manipulated by one arm
12 06 Assistive products for walking, manipulated by both arms
12 07 Accessories for assistive products for walking
12 10 Cars, vans and trucks
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12 11 Mass transit vehicles
12 12 Vehicle accessories and vehicle adaptations
12 16 Mopeds and motorcycles
12 17 Diverse motorized vehicles
12 18 Cycles
12 22 Manual wheelchairs
12 23 Powered wheelchairs
12 24 Wheelchair accessories
12 27 Diverse human powered vehicles
12 31 Assistive products for changing body position
12 36 Assistive products for lifting persons
12 39 Assistive products for orientation
15 Assistive products for domestic activities and participation in domestic life
15 03 Assistive products for preparing food and drink
15 06 Assistive products for dishwashing
15 09 Assistive products for eating and drinking
15 12 Assistive products for housecleaning
15 15 Assistive products for making and maintaining textiles for domestic use
15 18 Assistive products for gardening and lawn care for domestic use
18 Furnishings, fixtures and other assistive products for supporting activities in
indoor and outdoor human-made environments
18 03 Tables
18 06 Light fixtures
18 09 Sitting furniture
18 10 Accessories for sitting furniture
18 12 Beds and bed equipment
18 15 Assistive products for height adjustment of furniture
18 18 Supporting handrails and grab bars
18 21 Gate, door, window and curtain openers/closers
18 24 Construction elements in homes and other premises
18 30 Assistive products for vertical accessibility
18 33 Safety equipment for homes and other premises
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18 36 Furniture for storage
22 Assistive products for communication and information management
22 03 Assistive products for seeing
22 06 Assistive products for hearing
22 09 Assistive products for voice production
22 12 Assistive products for drawing and writing
22 15 Assistive products for calculation
22 18 Assistive products that record, play and display audio and visual information
22 21 Assistive products for face-to-face communication
22 24 Assistive products for telephoning and telematic messaging
22 27 Assistive products for alarming, indicating, reminding and signalling
22 30 Assistive products for reading
22 33 Computers and terminals
22 36 Input devices for computers
22 39 Output devices for computers
22 42 Interactive devices for computers
24 Assistive products for controlling, carrying, moving and handling objects and devices
24 06 Assistive products for handling containers
24 09 Assistive products for operating and controlling devices
24 13 Assistive products for controlling from a distance
24 18 Assistive products to assist or replace arm function, hand function, finger function or
combination of these functions
24 21 Assistive products for extended reach
24 24 Assistive products for positioning
24 27 Assistive products for fixation
24 36 Assistive products for carrying and transporting
24 39 Containers for storing objects
27 Assistive products for controlling, adapting or measuring elements of physical
environments
27 03 Assistive products for environmental improvement
27 06 Measuring instruments
28 Assistive products for work activities and participation in employment
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28 03 Workplace furniture and furnishing elements
28 06 Assistive products for transporting objects in workplaces
28 09 Assistive products for hoisting and repositioning objects in workplaces
28 12 Assistive products for fixing, reaching and grasping objects in workplaces
28 15 Machines and tools for use in workplaces
28 18 Devices for testing and monitoring in workplaces
28 21 Assistive products for office administration, information storage and management at work
28 24 Assistive products for health protection and safety in workplaces
28 27 Assistive products for vocational assessment and vocational training
30 Assistive products for recreation and leisure
30 03 Assistive products for play
30 09 Assistive products for sports
30 12 Assistive products for playing and composing music
30 15 Assistive products for producing photos, films and videos
30 18 Handicraft tools, materials and equipment
30 24 Assistive products for hunting and fishing
30 27 Assistive products for camping and caravanning
30 30 Assistive products for smoking
30 34 Assistive products for care of animals
6.3  Three-level, detailed classification with explanations, inclusions, exclusions and
references
Where relevant product standards exist, their terminology is used in this International Standard (see
Bibliography).
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04 ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR MEASURING, SUPPORTING, TRAINING OR REPLACING
BODY FUNCTIONS
Products that monitor or assess a person’s medical condition, and products that support,
or provide a substitute for, a specific body function
Included are, e.g. products used in “medical treatment”.
Excluded are assistive products used exclusively by healthcare professionals.
Assistive products for education and for training in skills, see 05
Assistive products attached to the body for supporting neuromusculoskeletal or
movement related functions (orthoses) and replacing anatomical structures
(prostheses), see 06
Tilting tables, see 05 36 06
Assistive products for seeing, see 22 03
Assistive products for hearing, see 22 06
04 03 Assistive products for respiration
Equipment for assisting a person to breathe
Vibrators, see 04 27 12
Assistive products for environmental improvement, see 27 03
04 03 03 Inhaled-air pretreatment devices
Devices that take in air from the surrounding area and physiologically treat it before
inhalation by warming, cooling or cleaning the air
04 03 06 Inhalation equipment
Devices for assisting a person to inhale or to administer drugs in the form of vapour,
gas, liquid spray or fine dust
Included are, e.g. jet dispensers, automatic inhaler dispensers, pressure respirators,
ultrasound nebulizers, filters, nebulizers with dosage aerosols.
04 03 12 Respirators
Devices for providing artificial ventilation through the nose, the mouth or an artificial
hole in the air pipe (tracheostomy) for a person who has difficulties with breathing
Included are, e.g. ventilators and respirators that filter or purify the surrounding air,
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BIPAP).
04 03 18 Oxygen units
Devices providing concentrated oxygen gas, which is breathed in through the nose
and mouth
Included are, e.g. units that concentrate oxygen from the surrounding air.
04 03 21 Aspirators
Devices for sucking secretions and substances out of the lungs
04 03 24 Benches and cushions for respiration
Devices for positioning a person in order to enable him/her to breathe or to drain
secretions from the lungs
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04 03 27 Respiration muscle trainers
Devices for training the respiratory muscles either by applying resistance when a
person is breathing or by direct compression onto the walls of the chest
Included are, e.g. masks that give resistance to inhaling and exhaling.
04 03 30 Respiration meters
Instruments for measuring the volume of air inhaled and exhaled
Included are, e.g. spirometers.
04 03 33 Uvula supports
Devices that support the uvula in order to enable free breathing
Included are, e.g. devices to enable continuity in breathing and to avoid snoring.
04 06 Assistive products for circulation therapy
Equipment for assisting circulation by passive or active compression
Blood pressure meters, see 04 24 09
Exercise and ergometer cycles, see 04 48 03
Special sitting furniture, see 18 09 21
Beds and detachable bed-boards/mattress support platforms with manual
adjustment, see 18 12 07
Beds and detachable bed-boards/mattress support platforms with powered
adjustment, see 18 12 10
04 06 06 Anti-oedema stockings for arms and legs and other parts of the body
Clothes that have a gradually descending pressure towards the body for curing or
preventing oedema after operations and varicose wounds
Included are, e.g. tube-like elastic anti-oedema bandages, stockings for arms and legs
for reducing or preventing swelling caused by circulation problems.
04 06 09 Air-filled garments and compression units for circulation problems
Equipment with air-filled attachments for surrounding an affected part of the body;
equipment consisting of both compression garments and compressors, that produces
waves of compression to aid the circulation and to prevent swelling caused by
circulation problems
04 08 Assistive products for stimulating body control and conceptualization
Garments that facilitate body posture and control or body conceptualization with even
pressure; clothes that are used to enhance daily activities
Included are, e.g. compression garments, bandages, tapes.
04 09 Assistive products for light therapy
Infrared (IR) lamps, see 04 30 03
04 09 03 Ultraviolet A (UVA) lamps
Therapy lamps with long wave ultraviolet rays, used primarily for the treatment of
skin conditions
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04 09 06 Selective Ultraviolet Phototherapy (SUP) and Ultraviolet B (UVB) lamps
Therapy lamps with short wave ultraviolet rays, used primarily for the treatment of
skin conditions
04 09 09 Protective eyeglasses for light therapy
Devices for protecting the eyes from ultraviolet rays
Assistive products for eye protection or face protection, see 09 06 06
04 09 12 Daylight therapy lamps
Therapy lamps with a colour temperature of at least 4000 Kelvin, used for the
treatment of, e.g. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
04 15 Assistive products for dialysis therapy
Devices for purifying the blood of a person
Assistive products for administering medicines, see 04 19
Sterilizing equipment, see 04 22
Bacteria culture media and equipment, see 04 24 06
Blood pressure meters, see 04 24 09
Blood analysis devices, equipment and materials, see 04 24 12
Body thermometers, see 04 24 24
Personal scales, see 04 24 27
Tables, see 18 03
Light fixtures, see 18 06
Sitting furniture, see 18 09
Water purifiers and water softeners, see 27 03 18
04 15 03 Haemodialysis units (HD)
Machines used regularly for purifying the blood of a person who has poorly
functioning or absent kidneys
Included are, e.g. dialysers, monitors, blood pumps, heparin pumps, air detectors.
04 15 06 Units for continuous ambulant peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
Body-worn devices for continuously purifying the blood of a person with poorly
functioning or absent kidneys
Included are, e.g. infusion unit bags, frames, heaters, fistula cannulas.
04 15 12 Instrument sets for dialysis
Devices to connect a person to a dialyser
Included are, e.g. forceps.
Sterilizing equipment, see 04 22
04 19 Assistive products for administering medicines
Assistive products to control the rate and quantity of medicines administered
Included are, e.g. devices that assist or help the introduction of liquid medicines
directly into the body through the skin.
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Openers, see 24 06 03
04 19 04 Assistive products for measuring, dispensing or modifying medication to ensure its
proper use
Devices to enable a person to measure the correct dosage of medicine, taken orally or
injected; to dispense the correct dosage of a medicine; to modify a tablet, capsule or pill
to obtain a lower dose of the active ingredient; or to modify the form of a medication to
facilitate its proper administration or consumption
Included are, e.g. pill crushers, pill splitters, assistive products for measuring the
volume of liquid medicine.
Assistive products for alarming, indicating, reminding and signalling, see 22 27
04 19 06 Injection guns
Devices with a trigger for introducing liquid medicines directly into the body through
the skin
04 19 09 Injection syringes, single-use
Devices with a plunger for introducing liquid medicines directly into the body through
a needle inserted in the skin; each syringe is intended for single use only
04 19 12 Injection syringes, multi-use
Devices with a plunger for introducing liquid medicines directly into the body through
a needle inserted in the skin; each syringe can be sterilized and re-used
04 19 15 Injection needles, single-use
Needles intended for single use only
04 19 18 Injection needles, multi-use or permanent use
Needles that can be sterilized and re-used and needles that can stay in the body for a
long period of time
04 19 24 Infusion pumps
Devices attached to the body for the automatic administration of medicine (including
nutrients) directly into the blood vessels
Included are, e.g. insulin pumps, feeding pumps, accessories for parenteral
(intravenous) feeding.
Feeding systems for enteral feeding, see 15 09 30
04 19 27 Unpowered infusion systems
Intravenous drip systems for the administration of medicine
04 19 30 Assistive products for inserting suppositories
04 19 33 Accessories for assistive products for administering medicines
Included are, e.g. products for positioning of needles and fixation of needles.
04 22 Sterilizing equipment
Devices that eliminate harmful bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms from
assistive products
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04 24 Physical, physiological and biochemical test equipment and materials
Measuring instruments and equipment for workplaces, see 28 18 03
04 24 03 Urine analysis equipment
04 24 06 Bacteria culture media and equipm
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