| IPC 7 English version |
| A61H-A61H03908 |
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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 H | PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (methods or devices enabling invalids to operate an apparatus or a device not forming part of the body A61F 4/00; electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy A61N) |
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| Note |
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| In this subclass, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated: |
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| – | "physical therapy" covers the treatment of disease or disability by means, e.g. mechanical means, as opposed to drugs or surgery. It includes, by way of example, massage, whirlpool baths and devices for exercising a passive body member. |
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| Subclass Index |
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| APPLIANCES FOR AIDING INVALIDS TO WALK ABOUT |
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| APPARATUS FOR PASSIVE EXERCISING, FOR EXERCISING THE EYES |
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| MASSAGE |
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| Techniques of massage |
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| Belts, strips or combs for massage |
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| Massage of particular parts of the body and devices therefor |
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| Accessories for massage |
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| ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION |
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| THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC BATHING |
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| DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS OF THE BODY |
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1/ | 00 | Apparatus for passive exercising (A61H 5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones (percussion or vibration massage A61H 23/00) [2] |
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| This group does not cover orthopaedic methods or devices, which are covered by group A61F 5/00 [7] |
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1/ | 02 | . | Stretching or bending apparatus for exercising |
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3/ | 00 | Appliances for aiding invalids to walk about (apparatus for helping babies to walk A47D 13/04; exercising apparatus for the feet or toes A63B 23/10) |
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3/ | 02 | . | Crutches |
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3/ | 04 | . | Wheeled walking aids for invalids |
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3/ | 06 | . | Walking aids for blind persons (walking sticks A45B; replacing direct visual perception by another kind of perception A61F 9/08) |
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5/ | 00 | Exercisers for the eyes |
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| Massage (of the heart A61H 31/00; accessories for massage A61H 37/00; electro-medical massage devices applying electric current by contact A61N 1/18) |
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7/ | 00 | Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for (brushes in general A46; bathing sponges, brushes, gloves or similar cleaning or rubbing implements not specially for massage A47K 7/02; suction devices for nursing A61M 1/06, A61M 1/08) |
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9/ | 00 | Pneumatic or hydraulic massage |
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11/ | 00 | Belts, strips, or combs for massage purposes |
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11/ | 02 | . | Massage devices with strips oscillating lengthwise |
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13/ | 00 | Gum massage |
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15/ | 00 | Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains |
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15/ | 02 | . | adapted for simultaneous treatment with light, heat, or drugs |
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19/ | 00 | Massage of the genitals |
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21/ | 00 | Massage devices for cavities of the body |
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23/ | 00 | Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms |
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23/ | 02 | . | with electric or magnetic drive [2] |
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23/ | 04 | . | with hydraulic or pneumatic drive |
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23/ | 06 | . | Hand percussion |
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31/ | 00 | Artificial respiration or heart stimulation (artificial respiration by treatment with gas or air, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration, A61M 16/00; applying electric currents by contact electrodes for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers, A61N 1/36) |
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31/ | 02 | . | "Iron-lungs", whether or not combined with gas breathing means |
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33/ | 00 | Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes (A61H 35/00 takes precedence; for subaquatic intestinal cleaning A61M 9/00; electric or magnetic baths, applying ionised fluids A61N 1/44) [6] |
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33/ | 02 | . | Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths |
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33/ | 04 | . | Appliances for sand, mud, or foam baths; Appliances for metal baths, e.g. using metal salt solutions [6] |
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33/ | 06 | . | Artificial hot-air or cold-air baths; Steam or gas baths or douches, e.g. sauna or Finnish baths (pneumatic chambers A61G 10/00) |
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33/ | 08 | . | . | Air douches for hygienic purposes (hair-driers A45D 20/00; body-drying devices A47K 10/48; electric heating elements H05B) |
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33/ | 10 | . | . | Devices on tubs for steam baths |
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33/ | 12 | . | . | Steam baths for the face |
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33/ | 14 | . | Devices for gas baths with ozone, hydrogen, or the like (production of ozone or hydrogen C01B, C25B 1/02) |
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35/ | 00 | Baths for specific parts of the body, e.g. breast douches (bidets without upward-spraying means A47K 3/26; devices for cleaning the buttocks A47K 7/08; for subaquatic intestinal cleaning A61M 9/00) [6] |
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35/ | 02 | . | for the eyes [6] |
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35/ | 04 | . | for the nose [6] |
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36/ | 00 | Sweating suits |
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37/ | 00 | Accessories for massage [6] |
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39/ | 00 | Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture (locating by bioelectric signal detection A61B 5/04; locating by using electric currents or magnetic fields A61B 5/05) [2] |
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39/ | 02 | . | Devices for locating such points [2] |
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39/ | 04 | . | Devices for pressing such points, e.g. shiatsu (massage or pressure on general areas A61H 9/00 to A61H 23/00) [2] |
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39/ | 06 | . | Devices for heating or cooling such points within cell-life limits (heating or cooling appliances for medical treatment of general areas of the human body A61F 7/00) [2] |
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39/ | 08 | . | Devices for applying needles to such points, i.e. for acupuncture [2] |
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