334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus, such as magnetic resonance imaging equipment, medical ultrasound equipment, pacemakers, hearing aids, electrocardiographs, and electromedical endoscopic equipment.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Manufacturing medical irradiation apparatus are classified in U.S. Industry 334517, Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing nonelectrical medical and therapeutic apparatus are classified in Industry 33911, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 334510

The Census index assigns these 55 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Arc lamp units, electrotherapeutic (except infrared, ultraviolet), manufacturing
• Audiological equipment, electromedical, manufacturing
• Automated blood and body fluid analyzers (except laboratory) manufacturing
• Bronchoscopes, electromedical, manufacturing
• Carbon arc lamp units, electrotherapeutic (except infrared and ultraviolet), manufacturing
• Cardiodynameter manufacturing
• Cardiographs manufacturing
• Cardiophone, electric, manufacturing
• Cardioscope manufacturing
• Cardiotachometer manufacturing
• Colonscopes, electromedical, manufacturing
• Cystoscopes, electromedical, manufacturing
• Defibrillators manufacturing
• Diagnostic equipment, electromedical, manufacturing
• Diagnostic equipment, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), manufacturing
• Dialysis equipment, electromedical, manufacturing
• Diathermy apparatus, electromedical, manufacturing
• Diathermy units manufacturing
• Electrocardiographs manufacturing
• Electroencephalographs manufacturing
• Electrogastrograph manufacturing
• Electromedical diagnostic equipment manufacturing
• Electromedical equipment manufacturing
• Electromedical therapy equipment manufacturing
• Electromyographs manufacturing
• Electrosurgical units manufacturing
• Electrotherapeutic apparatus manufacturing
• Electrotherapy units manufacturing
• Endoscopic equipment, electromedical (e.g., bronchoscopes, colonoscopes, cystoscopes), manufacturing
• Gastroscopes, electromedical, manufacturing
• Hearing aids, electronic, manufacturing
• Heart-lung machine manufacturing
• Laser equipment, electromedical, manufacturing
• Laser systems and equipment, medical, manufacturing
• Lithotripters manufacturing
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) medical diagnostic equipment manufacturing
• Medical cleaning equipment, ultrasonic, manufacturing
• Medical ultrasound equipment manufacturing
• MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) medical diagnostic equipment manufacturing
• Otoscopes, electromedical, manufacturing
• Pacemakers manufacturing
• Patient monitoring equipment (e.g., intensive care, coronary care unit) manufacturing
• PET (positron emission tomography) scanners manufacturing
• Phonocardiographs manufacturing
• Positron emission tomography (PET) scanners manufacturing
• Probes, electric medical, manufacturing
• Respiratory analysis equipment, electromedical, manufacturing
• Retinoscopes, electromedical, manufacturing
• Sentinel, cardiac, manufacturing
• Surgical support systems, electromedical, manufacturing
• TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator) manufacturing
• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators (TENS) manufacturing
• Ultrasonic medical equipment manufacturing
• Ultrasonic scanning devices, medical, manufacturing
• Ventilators, electromedical, manufacturing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 334510

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 334510, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,250 employees. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 2660), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 26600Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipmentUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

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• 334515Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
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• 334519Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing