NIC 3250—Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

Where 3250 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 32 Other manufacturing
3. 325 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
4. 3250 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

Contains 10 narrower codes

• 325001 Manufacture of dental fillings and cements (except denture adhesive or cement), dental wax and other dental plaster preparations; manufacture of dental laboratory furnaces, dental instruments, artificial teeth, bridges and similar products made in dental labs
• 325002 Manufacture of laboratory apparatus (laboratory ultrasonic cleaning machinery, laboratory sterilizers, laboratory type distilling apparatus, laboratory centrifuges and similar apparatus)
• 325003 Manufacture of medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture such as operating tables, examination tables, dentists' chairs and similar items
• 325004 Manufacture of syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and similar items
• 325005 Manufacture of measuring instruments such as thermometers, blood pressure gauging machines, oxymeters and similar instruments
• 325006 Manufacture of orthopedic and prosthetic devices
• 325007 Manufacture of ophthalmic goods, eyeglasses, sunglasses, lenses ground to prescription, contact lenses, safety goggles and similar goods
• 325008 Manufacture of surgical drapes and sterile yarns and tissue, individual protective masks (e.g., FFP2, FFP3, surgical masks)
• 325009 Manufacture of articles for use exclusively in implants in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences
• 325099 Manufacture of other medical and dental instruments n.e.c.

What 3250 includes

• This class includes the manufacture of laboratory apparatus, surgical and medical instruments, surgical appliances and supplies, dental equipment and supplies, orthodontic goods, dentures and orthodontic appliances.
• The manufacture of medical, dental and similar furniture, where the additional specific functions determine the purpose of the product, e.g. dentist's chairs with built-in hydraulic functions.

What 3250 excludes

• Manufacture of special series-produced shoes supporting the arch of the foot, see 1520
• Manufacture of denture fixative pastes and powders, see 2023
• Manufacture of wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices,impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances, see 2100
• Manufacture of electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus, see 267
• Manufacture of hearing aids, see 267
• Manufacture of wheelchairs, see 3092
• Activities of opticians, see 4772

3250 in other systems