EN ISO 9999:2022

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 9999:2017
Tehnični pripomočki - Razvrstitev in terminologija (ISO 9999:2022)
Assistive products - Classification and terminology (ISO 9999:2022)
Hilfsmittel - Klassifikation und Terminologie (ISO 9999:2022)
Produits d’assistance - Classification et terminologie (ISO 9999:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 9999:2022
ICS:
01.040.11 Zdravstveno varstvo Health care technology
(Slovarji) (Vocabularies)
11.180.01 Pripomočki za Aids for disabled and
onesposobljene in handicapped persons in
hendikepirane osebe na general
splošno
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 9999
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.180.01 Supersedes EN ISO 9999:2016
English Version
Assistive products - Classification and terminology (ISO
9999:2022)
Produits d'assistance - Classification et terminologie Hilfsmittel - Klassifikation und Terminologie (ISO
(ISO 9999:2022) 9999:2022)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 March 2022.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 9999:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 173 "Assistive
products" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 293 “Assistive products and accessibility”
the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2022, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 9999:2016.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 9999:2022 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 9999:2022 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 9999
Seventh edition
2022-05
Assistive products — Classification
and terminology
Produits d’assistance — Classification et terminologie
Reference number
ISO 9999:2022(E)
ISO 9999:2022(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Elements and rules used in classification . 3
4.1 Principle . 3
4.2 Construction . 3
4.3 Codes . 3
4.4 Titles of classes, subclasses and divisions . 4
4.5 Rules used in classification . 4
5 Classification . 5
5.1 One-level classification — Classes . 5
5.2 Two-level classification — Classes and subclasses . 5
5.3 Three-level, detailed classification with explanations, inclusions, exclusions and
references . 10
Annex A (informative) Membership of ISO 9999 in the WHO Family of International
Classifications . 102
Annex B (informative) On the definition of assistive product . 103
Annex C (informative) Conversion table between ISO 9999:2016 (6th edition) and this
document (ISO 9999:2022, 7th edition) . 104
Annex D (informative) Alphabetical index . 138
Bibliography . 194
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ISO 9999:2022(E)
Foreword
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electrotechnical standardization.
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different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
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patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 173, Assistive products, Subcommittee
SC 2, Classification and terminology, in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization
(CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 293, Assistive products and accessibility, in accordance with the
Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This seventh edition cancels and replaces the sixth edition (ISO 9999:2016), which has been technically
revised. The main changes are as follows:
— deletion of class 05 was;
— major changes in class 09, class 12 and class 22.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
Assistive products (including software) are classified according to their function. The classification
consists of three hierarchical levels and the codes each consist of three pairs of digits. Like other
classifications, for each level, codes, titles, explanatory notes, inclusions, exclusions and cross-references
are given. Besides the explanatory text and the classification itself, a table of conversion between the
previous edition (ISO 9999:2016) and this document (ISO 9999:2022) and an alphabetical index are
provided in order to facilitate the use of and to improve the accessibility of the classification.
This document has 948 titles of which about 23 are new and 116 are changed, including minor editorial
revisions.
All assistive products in this classification are primarily intended for use outside of health care settings;
however, some of the products can be used in facilities such as rehabilitation centres to teach clients
how to use these products. It should be noted that the titles of some subclasses and divisions in class 28
refer to the “workplace”. This term does not refer to a specific setting or geographical location; instead,
it refers to any setting in which employment-related activities or vocational training are performed.
The definition of “assistive product” used by this document has been revised to align it with the
terminology of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF, WHO, 2018).
In 2003, ISO 9999 was accepted as a related member of the WHO Family of International Classifications
(WHO-FIC). The WHO-FIC comprises high-quality classifications for relevant sectors of the health
system. With this inclusion, the use of this document was stimulated.
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