Purpose and tasks of the national classifier of medical devices

Abstract

Goal of research is to define and present the purpose and tasks of the National Classifier of Medical Devices. Materials and methods. Materials: international and national legislative and regulatory documents on the classification of medical devices. Methods: bibliosemantic, of systemic approach and of structural-and-logical analysis. Results. In the course of the study, the terms and their meanings used in the classifier of medical devices and also its purpose and tasks are identified and presented in the article. Conclusions. The National Classifier 024:2022 is designed to identify instruments, apparatus, devices, gadgets, materials or other products which belong to medical devices using generally accepted terms.