EMDN X05: High Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation Emitting Equipment without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended for Use on the Human Body for Skin Resurfacing, Tattoo or Hair Removal or Other Skin Treatment
Complete hierarchy for EMDN group X05 in category X (Products without an Intended Medical Purpose (Annex XVI)): 3 terminal codes, EMDN v2026. Terminal codes are the ones accepted in a EUDAMED device record.
X05High Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation Emitting Equipment without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended for Use on the Human Body for Skin Resurfacing, Tattoo or Hair Removal or Other Skin TreatmentX0501High Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation Emitting Equipment without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended for Use on the Human Body, for Skin Resurfacing, Tattoo or Hair Removal or Other Skin Treatment – LaserterminalX0502High Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation Emitting Equipment without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended for Use on the Human Body, for Skin Resurfacing, Tattoo or Hair Removal or Other Skin Treatment – Intense Pulsed LightterminalX0599High Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation Emitting Equipment without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended for Use on the Human Body, for Skin Resurfacing, Tattoo or Hair Removal or Other Skin Treatment – Otherterminal
How X05 is structured
The High Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation Emitting Equipment without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended for Use on the Human Body for Skin Resurfacing, Tattoo or Hair Removal or Other Skin Treatment branch runs 1 level deep. Every code below is terminal.
1 terminal code is an “- Other” entry, 33% 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.
Frequently asked questions
- Which X05 codes can be used in a EUDAMED device record?
- All 3 codes listed under X05 (High Intensity Electromagnetic Radiation Emitting Equipment without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended for Use on the Human Body for Skin Resurfacing, Tattoo or Hair Removal or Other Skin Treatment) are terminal, so any of them can be selected in a device record.
- How deep is the X05 hierarchy?
- The X05 branch runs 1 level below the group code.
- How many X05 codes are catch-all entries?
- 1 terminal code under X05 is an "- Other" entry, 33% of the branch. The remaining 2 name a specific device type.
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X01Contact Lenses or Other Items Intended to Be Introduced Into or Onto the Eye without an Intended Medical PurposeX02Products without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended to Be Totally or Partially Introduced Into the Human Body Through Surgically Invasive Means for the Purpose of Modifying the Anatomy or Fixation of Body Parts with the Exception of Tattooing Products and PiercingsX03Substances, Combinations of Substances, or Items without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended to Be Used for Facial or Other Dermal or Mucous Membrane Filling by Subcutaneous, Submucous or Intradermal Injection or Other Introduction, Excluding Those for TattooingX04Equipment without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended to Be Used to Reduce, Remove or Destroy Adipose TissueX06Equipment without an Intended Medical Purpose Intended for Brain Stimulation That Apply Electrical Currents or Magnetic or Electromagnetic Fields That Penetrate the Cranium to Modify Neuronal Activity in the BrainSource: 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.