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| Device Categories | Biological Effect | |||||||||
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| Body Contact (see 4.1) | Contact duration (see 4.2) A-limited (24h) B-prolonged (24h to 30 days) C-permanent (>30days) |
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| Surface devices | Skin | A | x | x | x | . | . | . | . | . |
| B | x | x | x | . | . | . | . | . | ||
| C | x | x | x | . | . | . | . | . | ||
| Mucosal membrane | A | x | x | x | . | . | . | . | . | |
| B | x | x | x | o | o | . | o | . | ||
| C | x | x | x | o | x | x | o | . | ||
| Breached or compromised surfaces | A | x | x | x | o | . | . | . | . | |
| B | x | x | x | o | o | . | o | . | ||
| C | x | x | x | o | x | x | o | . | ||
| External communicating devices | ||||||||||
| Blood path, indirect | A | x | x | x | x | . | . | . | x | |
| B | x | x | x | x | o | . | . | x | ||
| C | x | x | o | x | x | x | o | x | ||
| Tissue/bone/ dentin communicating+ | A | x | x | x | o | . | . | . | . | |
| B | x | x | o | o | o | x | x | . | ||
| C | x | x | o | o | o | x | x | . | ||
| Circulating blood | A | x | x | x | x | . | o^ | . | x | |
| B | x | x | x | x | o | x | o | x | ||
| C | x | x | x | x | x | x | o | x | ||
| Implant devices | ||||||||||
| Tissue/ bone | A | x | x | x | o | . | . | . | . | |
| B | x | x | o | o | o | x | x | . | ||
| C | x | x | o | o | o | x | x | . | ||
| Blood | A | x | x | x | x | . | . | x | x | |
| B | x | x | x | x | o | x | x | x | ||
| C | x | x | x | x | x | x | X | x | ||
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