Class 10: Surgical
Nice Classification goods class, NCL 13-2026.
Class heading
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 (Class 5)
- surgical implants comprised of living tissue (Class 5)
- tobacco-free cigarettes for medical purposes (Class 5), electronic cigarettes (Class 34)
- wheelchairs, mobility scooters (Class 12)
- massage tables, nursing pillows (Class 20)
- novelty spectacles (Class 28)
Common terms in Class 10
A sample of official terms from the WIPO alphabetical list. Search the full list in the Nice Class Finder.
- abdominal belts
- abdominal pads
- artificial eyes
- artificial jaws
- athletic tapes
- audiometers
- balling guns
- bed pans
- bed vibrators
- breast pumps
- cannulae
- catgut
- catheters
- clips, surgical
- commode chairs
- condoms
- contact lenses
- corn knives
- crutches
- cupping glasses
- defibrillators
- dental burs
- dentures
- dialyzers
- douche bags
- ear picks
- ear trumpets
- electrolarynxes
- forceps
- gastroscopes
Indicative only. Classification and specifications should be confirmed by an attorney before filing. This is general information, not legal advice.