| Class | General Controls | Risk | Description | Example |
| Class Ⅰ | 1) Sterile (Is) 2) Measuring (Im) | Low | Devices that have least interaction with the body | Hospital beds, sterile plasters, weighing scales, thermometers etc. |
| Class Ⅱa | Special Controls required. May need special labelling, obligatory performance standards and post-market supervision | Medium | Devices which are used to check or diagnose the medical conditions or are involved in the exchange of energy with the patient in a curative manner. Generally invasive, but limited to natural orifices. Included in Class Ⅱb if hazardous to patient. | Hearing aid, electrical wheelchairs etc. |
| Class Ⅱb | Special Controls as Class Ⅱa | Medium | Surgically invasive devices that are totally or partially implantable in the body and may modify the proportion of the body fluids | Surgical lasers, ventilators, infusion pumps etc. |
| Class Ⅲ | Pre-market approval is required to establish safety and effectiveness of these devices | High | Support and sustain human life and are of utmost importance to prevent deterioration of human health or which present a possible unreasonable risk of injury or illness. Also includes devices that directly come in contact with the Central Circulatory System or comprise a medicinal product | Neurological and Vascular implants, silicone-gel filled breast implants, replacement heart valves etc. |
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