The guidance provides rules for classification of devices and decision trees to guide those choices. Structural recommendations include using a four-tier system ranging from class A (lowest-hazard devices) to class D (highest-hazard devices); basing classification determinations on a device’s potential to harm a patient, its intended use and the technology it uses; accommodating future technological developments in the classification rules and requiring manufacturers to document their justifications.
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