32502

Manufacture of orthopaedic and prosthetic equipment and medical-surgical instruments

Explanatory Note

Title: Manufacture of orthopedic material and prosthetics and medical-surgical instruments Includes the manufacture of articles and devices: prostheses (dental, orthopedic, crutches, splints, braces, medical-surgical slings, vests, etc.); articles to be used in medical, surgical or dental implants, masks for medical applications; footwear orthopedic and special insoles with medical prescription; sterilizers and centrifuges laboratory; syringes, catheters, scalpels and hypodermic needles; surgical sheets, threads and sterilized tissues, cements, waxes and other products for dental fillings; instruments and dental appliances; cements for bone reconstruction; furniture for medical use (tables of operations and examination, hospital beds, etc.), dental and similar (e.g. chairs dentists with hydraulic functions) and thermometers. Includes accessories, parts and pieces of material from this activity and making masks. individual protection (e.g. FFP2, FFP3 and surgical masks). Does not include:  Manufacture of special standard footwear to support the arch of the foot (15201);  Manufacture of denture fixing pastes and powders (20420);  Manufacture of gases, dressings and similar articles impregnated with pharmaceutical substances (21202);  Manufacture of electromedicine and electrotherapeutic equipment (26600);  Manufacture of hearing aids and cardiac stimulators (26600);  Manufacture of corrective lenses for glasses (32501);  Manufacture of wheelchairs (30920);

This subclass is part of the Portuguese Classification of Economic Activities (CAE-Rev.4), used for tax and statistical purposes in Portugal.

Parent class: 3250 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

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