Trademark Class 10: Medical and Surgical Instruments
Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments; artificial limbs and orthopaedic articles; and suture materials.
What Class 10 covers in practice.
Class 10 covers 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 for persons with disabilities; massage apparatus; articles for nursing infants; and sexual activity devices. In practice it takes diagnostic devices such as blood pressure monitors, glucometers and medical thermometers, hospital furniture, orthopaedic supports and footwear, condoms and menstrual cups, feeding bottles and pacifiers, hearing aids and, from the 2026 edition, ordinary spectacles and sunglasses.
The explanatory note separates devices from consumables and furniture. Dressings, plasters, sanitary pads, diapers and tampons are Class 5, as are implants made of living tissue. Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are Class 12, while massage tables and nursing pillows are Class 20. Downloadable medical software is Class 9. Indian filers include medical-device and surgical-instrument manufacturers, orthopaedic and physiotherapy brands, optical chains and eyewear labels, diagnostic-device importers and baby-care brands.
Not in Class 10
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Sanitary pads, diapers, tampons and adhesive plasters Class 5 ↗
The Class 10 note excludes medical dressings and absorbent sanitary articles, which are Class 5.
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Wheelchairs and mobility scooters Class 12 ↗
The Class 10 note expressly places wheelchairs and mobility scooters in Class 12.
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Massage tables and nursing pillows Class 20 ↗
The Class 10 note sends these to Class 20, although massage apparatus itself is Class 10.
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Downloadable medical software (software as a medical device) Class 9 ↗
Software as a medical device, downloadable, is listed in Class 9; only the physical apparatus is Class 10.
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Novelty and party spectacles Class 28 ↗
The Class 10 note excludes novelty spectacles, which are listed in Class 28.
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Respiratory masks and respirators not for medical purposes Class 9 ↗
Respiratory masks, protective masks and respirators for filtering air, not for medical purposes, are listed in Class 9; their medical counterparts are Class 10.
What actually falls under Class 10.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 10 people actually search for.
Baby feeding bottles
Blood pressure monitors
Breast pumps
Condoms
Contact lenses
Solutions for contact lenses and contact lens cleaning preparations are Class 5.
Dental instruments
Glucometers
Hearing aids
Masks for use by medical personnel
Respiratory masks and respirators not for medical purposes are Class 9.
Massage apparatus
Menstrual cups
Sanitary pads and tampons are Class 5.
Nebulizers for medical purposes
Orthopaedic footwear
Ordinary footwear is Class 25.
Orthopaedic supports / braces
Oxygen concentrators for medical purposes
Pulse meters
Smartwatches and wearable activity trackers remain Class 9.
Spectacles and spectacle frames
Moved from Class 9 to Class 10 in NCL 13-2026; 3D spectacles and smartglasses stay in Class 9.
Sunglasses and spectacle cases
Also listed in Class 10 in NCL 13-2026; novelty spectacles are Class 28.
Surgical and medical instruments
Thermometers (medical)
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 10.
Spectacle frames, spectacle lenses, spectacle cases, sunglasses and contact lenses are Class 10 under NCL 13-2026; earlier editions placed them in Class 9. Eye testing is an optometry service in Class 44, and bringing together eyewear brands for customers in a shop or online is a Class 35 retail service. Contact lens solutions are Class 5. Before filing, confirm that the Trade Marks Registry's e-filing class search accepts the eyewear in Class 10.
It depends on the stated purpose. Sanitary masks, masks for use by medical personnel and protective or respiratory masks for medical purposes are Class 10. Respiratory masks, protective masks and respirators for filtering air, not for medical purposes, of the kind used in factories and on construction sites, are Class 9. Describe the intended purpose in the specification so the goods fall in the right class.
Yes. The Class 10 heading covers apparatus, devices and articles for nursing infants, and the Nice list places feeding bottles, feeding bottle teats, pacifiers, teething rings and breast pumps in Class 10 without any medical requirement. Electric heaters for feeding bottles are Class 11, nursing pillows Class 20, and babies' diapers and breast-nursing pads Class 5.
Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are Class 12, as the Class 10 explanatory note confirms. Mobility aids that are not vehicles stay in Class 10: crutches, walking frames for persons with disabilities, wheeled walkers to aid mobility, walking sticks for medical purposes, commode chairs and hospital beds. A rehabilitation brand selling both wheelchairs and walkers usually needs Classes 10 and 12.
The physical device is Class 10, but software is not. Downloadable software, including software as a medical device, is Class 9; providing online non-downloadable software is a Class 42 service; and telemedicine and other medical services are Class 44. A connected glucometer brand with its own app and teleconsultation service may need Classes 9, 10 and 44.
Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments; artificial limbs and orthopaedic articles; and suture materials.
Common examples include: Baby feeding bottles, Blood pressure monitors, Breast pumps, Condoms, Contact lenses, Dental instruments, Glucometers, Hearing aids.
Surgical and medical instruments falls under Trademark Class 10 — Medical and Surgical Instruments.
Hearing aids falls under Trademark Class 10 — Medical and Surgical Instruments.
Blood pressure monitors falls under Trademark Class 10 — Medical and Surgical Instruments.
Glucometers falls under Trademark Class 10 — Medical and Surgical Instruments.
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