1001 Surgical, medical and veterinary instruments, apparatus and equipment (not including electronic, nuclear, electrotherapy and medical X-ray apparatus) (Class 10 similar group): items and numbers

Notes on similar group 1001

Official notes (CNIPA Table of Similar Goods and Services, 2026 text; J&C reference translation)

1. Medical apparatus and instruments are similar to 1002 and 1003;

2. fumigation apparatus for medical use is similar to fumigation apparatus not for medical use in 1109;

3. instrument cases for doctors and medical instrument cases are similar to portable medicine chests (filled) and first-aid boxes (filled) in 0501;

4. veterinary apparatus and tools are cross-searched with veterinary knives in 0810 in the 10th and earlier editions;

5. medical diagnostic apparatus and medical diagnostic apparatus for medical laboratories are similar to 1003.

Practice notes (J&C)

This is the largest group in Class 10: surgical instruments, medical needles, medical catheters, veterinary apparatus, medical diagnostic apparatus, massage apparatus, etc. Official notes: medical apparatus and instruments are similar to 1002 and 1003; medical diagnostic apparatus is similar to 1003; fumigation apparatus for medical use is similar to fumigation apparatus not for medical use in 1109; instrument cases for doctors are similar to first-aid boxes in 0501.

Changes in 2026: automatic vaccination equipment for livestock, blackhead extractors for medical use, acne extractors for medical use and facial massage rollers were added; “cryogenic apparatus for medical use” was changed to “cryotherapy apparatus for medical use”; “tongue scrapers” was moved to 2108 of Class 21.

Practical tip: the actual use of trademarks for medical devices is subject to medical-device regulation, so items should correspond to the product name on the registration certificate; beauty instruments claiming medical functions are in this group, ordinary beauty massagers are also in this group, and the heating and lighting types among household beauty appliances are checked against Class 11.

Applies to the 2026 edition · Published 2026-10-09 · Reviewed 2026-10-09

Data version: CNIPA Table of Similar Goods and Services, 2026 text (based on the 13th edition of the Nice Classification, NCL 13-2026, in force since 1 January 2026). Chinese terms, groups and numbers follow the official text; English and Spanish terms are taken from WIPO, while CNIPA-specific items (C numbers) carry reference translations, whose English was fully revised on 8 October 2026. NCL 13-2027 enters into force on 1 January 2027. Selected reference translations were revised on 13 October 2026.

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Class	Group	Item No.	Chinese	English
10	1001	100010	子宫托	pessaries
10	1001	100122	角膜曲率计	keratometers / ophthalmometers
10	1001	100182	医用吸入剂给药装置	apparatus for administering inhalants for medical purposes
10	1001	100235	脑起搏器	brain pacemakers
10	1001	100236	植入型皮下给药装置	implantable subcutaneous drug delivery devices
10	1001	100237	可生物降解的骨固定植入物	biodegradable bone fixation implants
10	1001	100238	医用压舌板	tongue depressors for medical purposes
10	1001	100239	吸鼻器	nasal aspirators
10	1001	100242	人工呼吸用呼吸面罩	respiratory masks for artificial respiration
10	1001	100244	医用细菌鉴定分析仪	analysers for bacterial identification for medical purposes / analyzers for bacterial identification for medical purposes
10	1001	100245	医用DNA及RNA测试设备	apparatus for DNA and RNA testing for medical purposes
10	1001	100246	医用干细胞再生设备	apparatus for the regeneration of stem cells for medical purposes
10	1001	100247	体脂监测仪	body fat monitors
10	1001	100248	人体成分监测仪	body composition monitors
10	1001	100253	外科手术机器人	surgical robots
10	1001	100257	氢吸入器	hydrogen inhalers
10	1001	100267	胆固醇检测仪	cholesterol meters
10	1001	100270	治疗用面罩	therapeutic facial masks
10	1001	100273	血糖仪	glucometers / glucose meters
10	1001	100276	吸入器用分隔器	chambers for inhalers / spacers for inhalers
10	1001	100277	医用检查台	medical examination tables
10	1001	100278	医用纳米机器人	nanorobots for medical purposes / nanites for medical purposes
10	1001	100280	治疗中暑用医用冷却装置	medical cooling apparatus for treating heatstroke
10	1001	100281	治疗失温症用医用冷却装置	medical cooling apparatus for use in therapeutic hypothermia
10	1001	100285	医用制氧气机	oxygen concentrators for medical purposes