| Roszdravnadzor / RZN | Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare — the Russian medical device regulator |
| Minzdrav | Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation |
| FGBU | Federal State Budgetary Institution — the expert scientific bodies that review registration dossiers on behalf of Roszdravnadzor |
| GRLS | State Register of Medical Devices (Государственный реестр медицинских изделий) — the official database of all registered devices |
| Registration Certificate | The official document issued by Roszdravnadzor confirming a device is registered and may be placed on the Russian market |
| RUS REP | Russian Authorized Representative — the legally required local representative for foreign manufacturers |
| EAEU | Eurasian Economic Union — a customs and regulatory union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan |
| EEC | Eurasian Economic Commission — the regulatory body of the EAEU that issues Decisions including EEC Decision No. 46 |
| EAC mark | Eurasian Conformity mark used on products sold in EAEU markets under the EAEU pathway |
| OKPD-2 | All-Russian Classifier of Products by Economic Activity — used in Russia to assign classification codes to medical devices |
| GOST R | Russian national standard (Государственный стандарт) — equivalent to ISO standards, often adopted verbatim |
| Federal Law 323-FZ | "On the Fundamentals of Health Protection of Citizens in the Russian Federation" — primary legal basis for medical devices |
| Decree No. 1684 | Government Decree No. 1684 (2025) — current rules for medical device registration (replaced Decree No. 1416) |
| MOH Order No. 11 | Ministry of Health Order defining technical and user documentation requirements for registration dossiers |
| FSCA | Field Safety Corrective Action — a manufacturer-initiated action to reduce risk from a device already on the market |
| PMS | Post-Market Surveillance — ongoing monitoring of device safety and performance after registration |
| SaMD | Software as a Medical Device — standalone software with a medical intended purpose |
| IVD | In Vitro Diagnostic device — a device for examination of specimens derived from the human body |