| IPC 7 English version |
| A61F-A61F00558 |
A61F 6/00 - A61F 113:00  |
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| SECTION A – HUMAN NECESSITIES |
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| A 61 | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE |
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| A 61 F | FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) [6] |
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| Subclass Index |
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| FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES OR ACCESSORIES |
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| INVALID OPERATED APPARATUS OR DEVICES |
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| ORTHOPAEDICS, NURSING, CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES |
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| FOMENTATION, HEATING OR COOLING |
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| TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF THE EYES OR EARS, SUBSTITUTION BY OTHER SENSES |
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| BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS |
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| Prostheses or accessories (anatomic models, educational appliances G09B) |
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2/ | 00 | Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body (as cosmetic articles, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. wigs, hair pieces, A41G 3/00, A41G 5/00, artificial nails A45D 31/00; dental prostheses A61C 13/00; materials for prostheses A61L 27/00; artificial hearts A61M 1/10; artificial kidneys A61M 1/14) [4,6] |
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2/ | 01 | . | Filters implantable into blood vessels [6] |
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2/ | 02 | . | Prostheses implantable into the body [4] |
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2/ | 04 | . | . | Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence) [4] |
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2/ | 06 | . | . | . | Blood vessels [4] |
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2/ | 08 | . | . | Muscles; Tendons; Ligaments [4] |
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2/ | 10 | . | . | Hair or skin implants [4] |
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2/ | 12 | . | . | Mammary prostheses [4] |
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2/ | 14 | . | . | Eye parts, e.g. lenses, corneal implants (removable contact lenses G02C 7/04); Artificial eyes (making thereof from organic plastic material B29C, B29D 11/02) [4] |
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2/ | 16 | . | . | . | Intraocular lenses [4] |
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2/ | 18 | . | . | Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums [4] |
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2/ | 20 | . | . | Larynxes; Tracheae combined with larynxes or for use therewith (tracheae, bronchi per se A61F 2/04) [4] |
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2/ | 24 | . | . | Heart valves [4] |
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2/ | 26 | . | . | Penis implants [4] |
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2/ | 28 | . | . | Bones (joints A61F 2/30) [4] |
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2/ | 30 | . | . | Joints [4] |
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2/ | 32 | . | . | . | for the hip [4] |
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2/ | 34 | . | . | . | . | Acetabular cups [4] |
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2/ | 36 | . | . | . | . | Femoral heads [4] |
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2/ | 38 | . | . | . | for elbows or knees [4] |
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2/ | 40 | . | . | . | for shoulders [4] |
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2/ | 42 | . | . | . | for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes [4] |
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2/ | 44 | . | . | . | for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs [4] |
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2/ | 46 | . | . | . | Special tools for implanting artificial joints (surgical instruments A61B 17/00) [4] |
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2/ | 48 | . | . | Operating or control means, e.g. from outside the body, control of sphincters [4] |
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2/ | 50 | . | Prostheses not implantable in the body [4] |
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2/ | 52 | . | . | Mammary prostheses (brassières A41C 3/00) [4] |
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2/ | 54 | . | . | Artificial arms or hands or parts thereof [4] |
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2/ | 56 | . | . | . | adjustable [4] |
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2/ | 58 | . | . | . | Elbows; Wrists [4] |
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2/ | 60 | . | . | Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof [4] |
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2/ | 62 | . | . | . | adjustable, e.g. adjustable shank, thigh, or tubular skeletal system [4] |
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2/ | 64 | . | . | . | Knee joints [4] |
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2/ | 66 | . | . | . | Feet; Ankle joints [4] |
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2/ | 68 | . | . | Operating or control means [4] |
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2/ | 70 | . | . | . | electrical [4] |
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2/ | 72 | . | . | . | . | Bioelectric control, e.g. myoelectric [4] |
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2/ | 74 | . | . | . | fluid [4] |
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2/ | 76 | . | . | Means for assembling, fitting, or testing prostheses, e.g. for measuring or balancing [4] |
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2/ | 78 | . | . | Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body, e.g. bandages, harnesses, straps, or stockings for the limb stump [4] |
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2/ | 80 | . | . | . | Sockets, e.g. of suction type [4] |
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3/ | 00 | Lengthening pieces for natural legs |
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4/ | 00 | Methods or devices enabling invalids to operate an apparatus or a device not forming part of the body (operating or control means for prostheses A61F 2/48, A61F 2/68) [4] |
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5/ | 00 | Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints (surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints, devices specially adapted therefor A61B 17/56); Nursing devices (bandages, dressings or absorbent pads A61F 13/00) [3,4,5] |
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| Note |
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| This group does not cover chiropractic methods or devices, which are covered by group A61H 1/00. [7] |
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5/ | 01 | . | Orthopaedic devices, e.g. long-term immobilising or pressure directing devices for treating broken or deformed bones such as splints, casts or braces |
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5/ | 02 | . | . | Orthopaedic corsets (arm-rests for use as writing aids B43L 15/00) |
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5/ | 03 | . | . | Corsets or bandages for abdomen, teat, or breast support, with or without pads (brassières A41C 3/00) |
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5/ | 04 | . | . | Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints [4] |
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5/ | 042 | . | . | . | for extension or stretching [6] |
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5/ | 045 | . | . | . | . | Equipment for beds, treatment tables, floor frames or the like [6] |
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5/ | 048 | . | . | . | . | Traction splints [6] |
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5/ | 05 | . | . | . | for immobilising (A61F 5/042 takes precedence) [6] |
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5/ | 052 | . | . | . | . | specially adapted to facilitate walking, e.g. ambulatory braces [6] |
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5/ | 055 | . | . | . | . | Cervical collars [6] |
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5/ | 058 | . | . | . | . | Splints (A61F 5/052 takes precedence) [6] |
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5/ | 08 | . | . | Devices for correcting deformities of the nose |
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5/ | 10 | . | . | Devices for correcting deformities of the fingers |
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5/ | 11 | . | . | Devices for correcting deformities of the nails |
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5/ | 14 | . | . | Special medical insertions for shoes for flat-feet, club-feet, or the like (ordinary arch supports A43B 7/14) |
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5/ | 24 | . | . | Trusses |
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5/ | 26 | . | . | . | with belt springs |
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5/ | 28 | . | . | . | Supports for trusses |
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5/ | 30 | . | . | Pressure pads (corn-pads, corn-rings A61F 13/06) |
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5/ | 32 | . | . | . | Adjustable pressure pads |
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5/ | 34 | . | . | . | Pressure pads filled with air or liquid (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M 39/00; connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C 29/00) |
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5/ | 37 | . | Restraining devices for the body or for body parts; Restraining shirts |
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5/ | 40 | . | Suspensory bandages |
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5/ | 41 | . | Devices for promoting penis erection (penis implants A61F 2/26; massage of the genitals A61H 19/00) [4] |
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5/ | 44 | . | Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge (absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, A61F 13/15; drainage appliances for wounds A61M 27/00); Colostomy devices (adhesives for colostomy devices A61L 24/00; materials for colostomy devices A61L 28/00) |
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5/ | 441 | . | . | having deodorant means, e.g. filters [4] |
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5/ | 442 | . | . | having irrigation ports or means (irrigators A61M 3/02) [4] |
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5/ | 443 | . | . | having hydrocolloid type seals, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums [4] |
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5/ | 445 | . | . | Colostomy devices (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence) [4] |
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5/ | 447 | . | . | . | Bag anticollapse features [4] |
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5/ | 448 | . | . | . | Means attaching bag to seal ring [4] |
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5/ | 449 | . | . | . | Body securing means, e.g. belts, garments [4] |
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5/ | 451 | . | . | Genital receptacles (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence) [4] |
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5/ | 452 | . | . | . | with separate faecal receiving compartment [4] |
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5/ | 453 | . | . | . | for collecting urine or other discharge from male member (A61F 6/04 takes precedence) [4] |
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5/ | 455 | . | . | . | for collecting urine or discharge from female member [4] |
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5/ | 457 | . | . | . | Body securing means, e.g. belts, straps or harnesses [4] |
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5/ | 458 | . | . | . | . | adherent or inflatable type (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C 29/00) [4] |
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5/ | 48 | . | Devices for preventing wetting or pollution of the bed |
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5/ | 50 | . | Devices for preventing finger-sucking |
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5/ | 56 | . | Devices for preventing snoring |
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5/ | 58 | . | Apparatus for correcting stammering or stuttering |
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 | A61F 6/00 - A61F 113:00 |
