Class 10

Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments; artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; spectacles, contact lenses and sunglasses; orthopaedic articles; suture materials; therapeutic and assistive devices adapted for persons with disabilities; massage apparatus; apparatus, devices and articles for nursing infants; sexual activity apparatus, devices and articles.

Explanatory Note

Class 10 includes mainly surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus, instruments and articles generally used for the diagnosis, treatment or improvement of function or condition of persons and animals.

This Class includes, in particular:


- support bandages, orthopaedic bandages;
- special clothing for medical purposes, for example, compression garments, stockings for varices, strait jackets, orthopaedic footwear;
- articles, instruments and devices for menstruation, contraception and childbirth, for example, menstrual cups, pessaries, condoms, childbirth mattresses, forceps;
- therapeutic and prosthetic articles and devices for implantation made of artificial or synthetic materials, for example, surgical implants comprised of artificial materials, artificial breasts, brain pacemakers, biodegradable bone fixation implants;
- furniture especially made for medical purposes, for example, armchairs for medical or dental purposes, air mattresses for medical purposes, operating tables.

This Class does not include, in particular:


- medical dressings and absorbent sanitary articles, for example, plasters, bandages and gauze for dressings, breast-nursing pads, diapers for babies and for incontinence, tampons (Cl. 5);
- surgical implants comprised of living tissue (Cl. 5);
- tobacco-free cigarettes for medical purposes (Cl. 5) and, electronic cigarettes (Cl. 34);
- wheelchairs and, mobility scooters (Cl. 12);
- massage tables, nursing pillows (Cl. 20);
- novelty spectacles (Cl. 28).

Language	Modification	Basic No.	Indications	From/To Class	From/To Basic No.
en	change	100039	hernia trusses hernia bandages
en	transfer	100070	tongue scrapers	21	210479
en	change	100110	Unchanged
en	change	100210	Unchanged
en	change	100319	diagnostic apparatus for medical purposes usedfor use in medical laboratories
en	change	100325	cryogenic treatment apparatus for medical purposes
en	change	100326	cryogenic treatment apparatus for veterinary purposes
en	transfer	100328	spectaclesspectacles* eyeglasses	9	090331
en	transfer	100329	spectacle lenses eyeglass lenses	9	090334
en	transfer	100330	spectacle frames eyeglass frames	9	090359
en	transfer	100331	spectacle chains eyeglass chains	9	090115
en	transfer	100332	spectacle cords eyeglass cords	9	090156
en	transfer	100333	spectacles for correcting colour vision deficiency spectacles for correcting color vision deficiency	9	090885
en	transfer	100334	spectacle cases eyeglass cases	9	090567
en	transfer	100335	contact lenses	9	090554
en	transfer	100336	containers for contact lenses	9	090555
en	transfer	100337	contact lens cases incorporating ultrasonic cleaning functions	9	090886
en	transfer	100338	correcting lenses [optics]corrective lenses	9	090159
en	transfer	100339	sunglasses	9	090648
en	transfer	100340	sunglasses for pets	9	090923
en	transfer	100341	anti-glare glassesanti-glare spectacles anti-glare eyeglasses	9	090046
en	transfer	100342	pince-nez	9	090397
en	addition	100343	nose clips for swimmers
en	addition	100344	smart walking sticks for persons with a visual impairment
en	addition	100345	automatic vaccination apparatus for livestock
en	addition	100346	walking aids for medical purposes
en	addition	100347	blackhead extractors for medical purposes comedone extractors for medical purposes
en	addition	100348	facial rollers for massage
en	addition	100349	teeth whitening apparatus for dental purposes
en	addition	100350	mouth guards for protection against teeth grinding
en	addition	100351	cooling mats for pets for veterinary purposes

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Class 10

Explanatory Note