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Appendix-A
File No. 29/Misc./03/2020-DC (199)
Drugs Controller General (India)
Directorate General of Health Services
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi
Notice
Classification of Medical Devices Pertaining to Operation Theatre
S. No. Device name Intended Use Risk Class
Distractor/Retractor A surgical device used to separate connected surfaces, and to retain
1 A
s their positions to allow a surgical operation to be performed.
Suction system
portable, A device that generates negative pressure used for such treatment as
2 A
Electrical/Pneumati the aspiration of liquid or granular substances.
c
Suction system A device used for such treatment as the aspiration of liquid or granular
3 operated by substances by using negative pressure supplied by the hospital's A
vacuum medical gas supply system at bed side for using on patient.
A complete surgical table system intended change the patient's
Operation table
4 position and enable attaching various table accessories that aid in A
system
surgery.
General-purpose
A table for general diagnosis and procedures in examination room to
5 diagnosis/treatment A
aid in patient examination.
table
Surgical light An illuminator device intended to providing optimial light and colour
6 A
system renderingn to aid in performing surgery.
Non-sterile
A surgical device designed to apply a hemostatic clip for ligation of a
7a Hemostatic clip A
blood vessel.
applier
Sterile Hemostatic A surgical device designed to apply a hemostatic clip for ligation of a
7b B
clip applier blood vessel.
The blade intended to transmits heat directly to body tissues to achieve
8 Hemostatic knife B
hemostasis.
9a Non-sterile Scalpel An instrument used to sever and separate body tissues during surgery. A
9b Sterile Scalpel An instrument used to sever and separate body tissues during surgery. B
10 Scalpel blade A blade intended to be attached to the handle of scalpel. B
Non-sterile Surgical A surgical or dental device that is used to clamp and sever the
11a A
forceps cartilage, bone and other hard tissues.
Sterile Surgical A surgical or dental device that is used to clamp and sever the
11b B
forceps cartilage, bone and other hard tissues.
General-purpose A unit used to resect/ablate the tissue or to coagulate the
12 C
electrosurgical unit incision/wound site with high-frequency waves.
Long-term use
A hollow device to be placed surgically in the stomach, duodenum or
13 enterostomy C
jejunum to provide enteral nutrition. It is for long-term use.
feeding tube
A device to be used for heating and rapidly infusing blood or other
Warming high-flow
14 fluids during surgical procedures involving major bleeding, or for burns C
infusion pump
or injuries.
High-flow blood A device to be used for rapidly infusing blood or other fluids during
15 C
transfusion pump surgical procedures involving major bleeding, or for burns or injuries.
1 of 2A metal or plastic surgical instrument used to remove staples from a
Non-sterile Staple
16a surgical wound or incision that no longer requires stapling to stay A
remover
closed.
A metal or plastic surgical instrument used to remove staples from a
Sterile Staple
16b surgical wound or incision that no longer requires stapling to stay B
remover
closed.
Non-sterile Surgical A surgical instrument used to create a hole for suturing or anastomosis
17a A
punch of a tissue, blood vessel, etc.
Sterile Surgical A surgical instrument used to create a hole for suturing or anastomosis
17b B
punch of a tissue, blood vessel, etc.
A manually operated, hand-held surgical instrument with a series of
Non-sterile Surgical
18a bumps or teeth on its surface that is used to smooth out, grind off, or A
file
sever tissues.
A manually operated, hand-held surgical instrument with a series of
18b Sterile Surgical file bumps or teeth on its surface that is used to smooth out, grind off, or B
sever tissues.
Non-sterile Blood
19a vessel surgical A surgical instrument used for complete or partial vascular resection. A
stripper
Sterile Blood vessel
19b A surgical instrument used for complete or partial vascular resection. B
surgical stripper
Non-sterile Surgical The device is used to explore sinuses, fistulae, and other cavities and
20a A
probe wounds.
Sterile Surgical The device is used to explore sinuses, fistulae, and other cavities and
20b B
probe wounds.
A unit that collects monitoring parameters (include an
electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, body temperature, cardiac
Multiparameter output, and respiratory gases; in addition, other critical parameters
21 monitor with critical (supporting detection of arrhythmia or apnea; and in the case of C
parameters anesthesia, determination of dose levels of a relaxant or local
anaesthesia) using an embedded function kit, module, or other
devices to display data, by bed or by patient.
An operation support device used in open surgery or endoscopic
22 Surgical robot unit surgery that performs treatment of tissues including suturing, detaching B
and severing, and installing a prosthesis.
A device equipped with an electric mechanical or software controlled
Motorized motor that retains, retrieves, and projects light for direct observation of
23 diagnostic imaging medical images taken using a variety of methods such as X‐ray, A
view box magnetic resonance (MR), CT, and ultrasound, and recorded in
radiographic film.
General-purpose A completely mobile surgical table (general-purpose) that has been
24 manually-operated improved to make it usable for almost all parts of the body that require A
operation table surgery. Manual or hydraulic operation.
Powered general- A completely mobile surgical table (general-purpose) that has been
25 purpose operation improved to make it useable for almost all parts of the body that require A
table surgery. Electrically line or battery operated.
A system that consists of several components that form a complete
surgical table system. It is used to replace tabletops, change the
Operation table
26 patient's position, and transfer the patient to and from the operating A
system
room. Usually, it consists of columns, a removable tabletop, remote
controller for the trolley, and a trolley.
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