DDisinfectants, Antiseptics, Sterilising Agents and Detergents for Medical Devices

EMDN category D contains 9 groups and 43 terminal codes (EMDN v2026). Select a group for its complete code hierarchy.

How category D is distributed

The 9 groups in this category are not evenly sized. D03 (Chlorine Derivatives for the Disinfection of Medical Devices) alone holds 11 terminal codes, 26% of the category, while 1 group is a single terminal code with no hierarchy at all. Hierarchies here run up to 3 levels below a group code, and 37% of the category’s terminal codes are “- Other” or “- Accessories” fallbacks rather than named device types.

Frequently asked questions

How many codes are in EMDN category D?
Category D (Disinfectants, Antiseptics, Sterilising Agents and Detergents for Medical Devices) holds 43 terminal codes spread across 9 groups. Terminal codes are the ones a EUDAMED device record accepts. EMDN v2026.
Which D group has the most codes?
D03 (Chlorine Derivatives for the Disinfection of Medical Devices), with 11 terminal codes, or 26% of everything in category D. At the other end, 1 group is a single terminal code with no hierarchy below it.
How much of category D is catch-all codes?
16 of the 43 terminal codes in category D are "- Other" or "- Accessories" entries, 37% of the category. Those are residual slots for devices the named codes do not cover, so it is worth ruling out the specific codes in a group before settling on one.

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Source: European Commission, EMDN v2026 official release. Terminal codes are the only codes accepted in a EUDAMED device record. EMDN is a nomenclature, not a risk classification. MDR/IVDR class is determined separately.