EMDN H02: Mechanical Surgical Staplers
Complete hierarchy for EMDN group H02 in category H (Suture Devices): 66 terminal codes, EMDN v2026. Terminal codes are the ones accepted in a EUDAMED device record.
H02Mechanical Surgical StaplersH0201Skin StaplersH020101Mechanical Skin StaplersH02010101Skin Staplers, Single-UseterminalH02010102Skin Staplers, Single PatientterminalH02010103Skin Staplers, Reusable (Stainless Steel)terminalH02010104Single-Use Stapler Cartridges for Single PatientterminalH02010105Single-Use Cartridges for Reusable StaplersterminalH02010106Metal Surgical Staple Removers, Single-UseterminalH02010199Mechanical Skin Staplers - Otherterminal
H020102ClipsH02010201Skin ClipsterminalH02010202Sternal ClipsterminalH02010299Clips - Otherterminal
H020180Skin Staplers - AccessoriesterminalH020199Skin Staplers - Otherterminal
H0202Staplers, Open SurgeryH020201Linear Staplers, Open SurgeryH02020101Straight Linear Staplers for Open SurgeryH0202010101Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers for Open SurgeryH020201010101Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers with Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH020201010102Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers without Blade for Open Surgeryterminal
H0202010102Reusable (Stainless Steel) Straight Linear Staplers for Open SurgeryH020201010201Reusable (Stainless Steel) Straight Linear Staplers with Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH020201010202Reusable (Stainless Steel) Straight Linear Staplers without Blade for Open Surgeryterminal
H0202010199Straight Linear Staplers for Open Surgery - Otherterminal
H02020102Articulated Linear Staplers for Open SurgeryH0202010201Single-Use Articulated Linear Staplers for Open SurgeryH020201020101Single-Use Articulated Linear Staplers without Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH020201020102Single-Use Articulated Linear Staplers with Blade for Open Surgeryterminal
H0202010202Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers for Open SurgeryH020201020201Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers with Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH020201020202Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers without Blade for Open Surgeryterminal
H0202010299Articulated Linear Staplers for Open Surgery- Otherterminal
H02020103Single-Patient Linear Suture Cartdriges for Open SurgeryH0202010301Single-Patient Linear Suture Cartdriges with Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH0202010302Single-Patient Linear Suture Cartdriges without Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH0202010399Single-Patient Linear Suture Cartdriges for Open Surgery - Otherterminal
H02020104Reusable Linear Suture Cartdriges for Open SurgeryH0202010401Reusable Linear Suture Cartdriges with Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH0202010402Reusable Linear Suture Cartdriges without Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH0202010499Reusable Linear Suture Cartdriges for Open Surgery - Otherterminal
H02020199Linear Staplers for Open Surgery - Otherterminal
H020202Circular Staplers for Open SurgeryH02020201Straight Circular Staplers for Open SurgeryH0202020101Single-Use Straight Circular Staplers for Open SurgeryterminalH0202020102Reusable Straight Circular Staplers for Open Surgeryterminal
H02020202Curved Circular Staplers for Open SurgeryH0202020201Single-Use Curved Circular Staplers for Open SurgeryterminalH0202020202Reusable Curved Circular Staplers for Open Surgeryterminal
H02020203Purse String StaplersterminalH02020204Reusable Circular Stapler Cartdriges for Open SurgeryterminalH02020299Circular Staplers for Open Surgery - Otherterminal
H020203Semicircular Staplers for Open SurgeryH02020301Single Patient Straight Semicircular Staplers with Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH02020302Single Patient Straight Semicircular Stapler Cartridges with Blade for Open SurgeryterminalH02020399Semicircular Staplers for Open Surgery - Otherterminal
H020280Staplers for Open Surgery - AccessoriesterminalH020299Staplers for Open Surgery - Otherterminal
H0203Staplers for VideosurgeryH020301Linear Staplers for VideosurgeryH02030104Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers for VideosurgeryH0203010401Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers with Blade for VideosurgeryH020301040101Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers with Blade for ThoracoscopyterminalH020301040102Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers with Blade for LaparoscopyterminalH020301040199Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers with Blade for Videosurgery - Otherterminal
H0203010402Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers without Blade for VideosurgeryH020301040201Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers without Blade for ThoracoscopyterminalH020301040202Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers without Blade for LaparoscopyterminalH020301040299Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers without Blade for Videosurgery – Otherterminal
H0203010499Single Patient Straight Linear Staplers for Videosurgery – Otherterminal
H02030105Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers for Video SurgeryH0203010501Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers with Blade for Video SurgeryH020301050101Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers with Blade for ThoracoscopyterminalH020301050102Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers with Blade for LaparoscopyterminalH020301050199Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers with Blade for Videosurgery – Otherterminal
H0203010502Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers without Blade for Video SurgeryH020301050201Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers without Blade for ThoracoscopyterminalH020301050202Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers without Blade for LaparoscopyterminalH020301050299Single Patient Articulated Linear Staplers without Blade for Videosurgery – Otherterminal
H02030106Linear Stapler Cartridges for VideosurgeryterminalH02030199Linear Staplers for Videosurgery - Otherterminal
H020302Circular Staplers for VideosurgeryH02030201Curved Circular Staplers for VideosurgeryH0203020101Single-Use Curved Circular Staplers for VideosurgeryterminalH0203020199Circular Staplers for Videosurgery - Otherterminal
H02030299Circular Staplers for Videosurgery – Otherterminal
H020303Clip AppliersterminalH020380Staplers, Videosurgery - AccessoriesterminalH020399Staplers, Videosurgery - Otherterminal
H0204Transanal Rectal StaplersH020401Single Patient Transanal Rectal StaplersterminalH020402Multi-Use Transanal Rectal StaplersterminalH020403Transanal Rectal Stapler Cartridgesterminal
H0299Mechanical Surgical Staplers - Otherterminal
How H02 is structured
66
terminal codes, selectable in a device record
28
branch headings, not selectable
42
name a specific device type
36%
fallback entries: Other and Accessories
The Mechanical Surgical Staplers branch runs 5 levels deep. 28 entries below are branch headings that group other codes rather than naming a device, so a classification has to resolve all the way down to one of the 66 codes marked terminal.
21 terminal codes are “- Other” entries and 3 are “- Accessories” entries, 36% of the branch. An “- Other” code is the residual slot for devices its siblings do not name, so it is worth ruling out every specific sibling before settling on one.
The largest sub-branch is H0202 (Staplers, Open Surgery), holding 29 of the 66 terminal codes.
Frequently asked questions
- Which H02 codes can be used in a EUDAMED device record?
- 66 of the 94 codes listed under H02 (Mechanical Surgical Staplers) are terminal and can be selected. The other 28 are branch headings that cannot.
- How deep is the H02 hierarchy?
- The H02 branch runs 5 levels below the group code. Its largest sub-branch is H0202 (Staplers, Open Surgery), which holds 29 of the 66 terminal codes.
- How many H02 codes are catch-all entries?
- 21 terminal codes under H02 are "- Other" entries and 3 are "- Accessories" entries, 36% of the branch. The remaining 42 name a specific device type.
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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.