Software intended to monitor physiological processes is classified as class IIa, except if it is intended for monitoring of vital physiological parameters, where the nature of variations of those parameters is such that it could result in immediate danger to the patient, in which case it is classified as class IIb.
Is in aicme IIa atá bogearraí a beartaíodh chun faireachán a dhéanamh ar phróisis fhiseolaíocha, ach amháin má beartaíodh iad chun faireachán a dhéanamh ar pharaiméadair fhiseolaíocha bheatha, i gcás ina bhféadfadh contúirt láithreach a bheith ann don othar mar thoradh ar chineál na n-athruithe ar na paraiméadair sin, agus sa chás sin tá siad aicmithe mar aicme IIb.