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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
HEALTH; AMUSEMENT
 A61
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
 A61F
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)  [6,8]
 A61F
Subclass index
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES OR ACCESSORIES 2/00, 3/00
INVALID OPERATED APPARATUS OR DEVICES 4/00
ORTHOPAEDICS, NURSING, CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES 5/00, 6/00
FOMENTATION, HEATING OR COOLING 7/00
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF THE EYES OR EARS, SUBSTITUTION BY OTHER SENSES 9/00, 11/00
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS 13/00, 15/00; 17/00
 A61F 2/00 - 
A61F 4/00
Filters, devices providing patency to tubular structures, prostheses or accessories (anatomic models, educational appliances G09B)
P:10 A61F 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; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (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)  [4,6,8]
 A61F 2/01
·  Filters implantable into blood vessels  [6]
 A61F 2/02
·  Prostheses implantable into the body  [4]
 A61F 2/04
·  ·  Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents A61F 2/82)  [4,8]
 A61F 2/06
·  ·  ·  Blood vessels  [4]
 A61F 2/08
·  ·  Muscles; Tendons; Ligaments  [4]
 A61F 2/10
·  ·  Hair or skin implants  [4]
 A61F 2/12
·  ·  Mammary prostheses  [4]
 A61F 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 11/00)  [4]
 A61F 2/16
·  ·  ·  Intraocular lenses  [4]
 A61F 2/18
·  ·  Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums  [4]
 A61F 2/20
·  ·  Larynxes; Tracheae combined with larynxes or for use therewith (tracheae, bronchi per se A61F 2/04)  [4]
 A61F 2/24
·  ·  Heart valves  [4]
 A61F 2/26
·  ·  Penis implants  [4]
 A61F 2/28
·  ·  Bones (joints A61F 2/30)  [4]
 A61F 2/30
·  ·  Joints  [4]
 A61F 2/32
·  ·  ·  for the hip  [4]
 A61F 2/36
·  ·  ·  ·  Femoral heads  [4]
 A61F 2/38
·  ·  ·  for elbows or knees  [4]
 A61F 2/42
·  ·  ·  for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes  [4]
 A61F 2/44
·  ·  ·  for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs  [4]
 A61F 2/46
·  ·  ·  Special tools for implanting artificial joints (surgical instruments A61B 17/00)  [4]
 A61F 2/48
·  ·  Operating or control means, e.g. from outside the body, control of sphincters  [4]
 A61F 2/50
·  Prostheses not implantable in the body  [4]
 A61F 2/60
·  ·  Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof  [4]
 A61F 2/82
·  Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (for closing wounds, or holding wounds closed A61B 17/03; dilators A61M 29/00)  [8]
P:20 A61F 3/00
Lengthening pieces for natural legs
P:0 A61F 4/00
Methods or devices enabling patients or disabled persons to operate an apparatus or a device not forming part of the body (operating or control means for prostheses A61F 2/48, A61F 2/50)  [4]
   
P:30 A61F 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]
 A61F 5/00

Note(s)

This group does not cover chiropractic methods or devices, which are covered by group A61H 1/00[7]

 A61F 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
 A61F 5/02
·  ·  Orthopaedic corsets (arm-rests for use as writing aids B43L 15/00)
 A61F 5/04
·  ·  Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints  [4]
 A61F 5/14
·  ·  Special medical insertions for shoes for flat-feet, club-feet, or the like (ordinary arch supports A43B 7/14)
 A61F 5/37
·  Restraining devices for the body or for body parts; Restraining shirts
 A61F 5/40
·  Suspensory bandages
 A61F 5/41
·  Devices for promoting penis erection (penis implants A61F 2/26; massage of the genitals A61H 19/00)  [4]
 A61F 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)
 A61F 5/441
·  ·  having deodorant means, e.g. filters  [4]
 A61F 5/442
·  ·  having irrigation ports or means (irrigators A61M 3/00)  [4]
 A61F 5/443
·  ·  having hydrocolloid type seals, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums  [4]
 A61F 5/445
·  ·  Colostomy devices (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence)  [4]
 A61F 5/451
·  ·  Genital receptacles (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence)  [4]
 A61F 5/48
·  Devices for preventing wetting or pollution of the bed
 A61F 5/50
·  Devices for preventing finger-sucking
 A61F 5/56
·  Devices for preventing snoring
 A61F 5/58
·  Apparatus for correcting stammering or stuttering
P:40 A61F 6/00
Contraceptive devices; Pessaries; Applicators therefor (chemical aspects of contraception A61K)  [5]
P:50 A61F 7/00
Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body (heating or cooling means in connection with bedsteads or mattresses A47C 21/00; hyperthermia using electric or magnetic fields or ultrasound A61N; electric heating elements H05B)  [5]
 A61F 7/02
·  Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling  [3]
 A61F 7/08
·  Warming pads, pans or mats (A61F 7/02 takes precedence); Hot-water bottles  [3]
 A61F 7/12
·  Devices for heating or cooling internal body cavities
 A61F 9/00 - 
A61F 11/00
Treatment or protection of the eyes or ears; Substitution by other senses
P:60 A61F 9/00
Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand (caps with means for protecting the eyes A42B 1/04; visors for helmets A42B 3/18; appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H 3/00; eye baths A61H 35/00; sunglasses or goggles having the same features as spectacles G02C)
 A61F 9/007
·  Methods or devices for eye surgery  [6]
 A61F 9/02
·  Goggles
 A61F 9/04
·  Eye-masks
 A61F 9/08
·  Devices or methods enabling eye-patients to replace direct visual perception by another kind of perception
P:70 A61F 11/00
Methods or devices for treatment of the ears, e.g. surgical; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand (headwear, e.g. caps or helmets, with means for protecting the ears A42B 1/04, A42B 3/04)
 A61F 13/00 - 
A61F 17/00
Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; First-aid kits
P:90 A61F 13/00
Bandages or dressings (suspensory bandages A61F 5/40; radioactive dressings A61M 36/00); Absorbent pads (chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads A61L 15/00, A61L 26/00)
 A61F 13/02
·  Adhesive plasters or dressings (A61F 13/06-A61F 13/15 take precedence; surgical adhesives or cements A61L 24/00)  [4,5]
 A61F 13/04
·  Plaster of Paris bandages; Other stiffening bandages (A61F 13/06-A61F 13/15 take precedence; orthopaedic casts made from stiffening bandages A61F 5/01)
 A61F 13/06
·  specially adapted for feet or legs; Corn-pads; Corn-rings
 A61F 13/10
·  specially adapted for fingers, hands, or arms; Finger-stalls; Nail-protectors
 A61F 13/12
·  specially adapted for the head or neck
 A61F 13/14
·  specially adapted for the breast or abdomen (corsets or bandages for support of breast or abdomen A61F 5/01)
 A61F 13/15
·  Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body (non-absorbent catamenial receptacles A61F 5/44); Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators  [5]
 A61F 13/20
·  ·  Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor  [5]
 A61F 13/36
·  ·  Surgical swabs, e.g. for absorbency or packing body cavities during surgery (A61F 13/38, A61F 13/40 take precedence)  [5]
 A61F 13/38
·  ·  Swabs having a stick-type handle (A61F 13/40 takes precedence)  [5]
 A61F 13/40
·  ·  having means integral therewith for supplying media to the absorbent material, e.g. contained in a rupturable reservoir  [5]
 A61F 13/42
·  ·  with wetness indicator or alarm  [5]
 A61F 13/44
·  ·  with radio-opaque material or signalling means for residual material  [5]
 A61F 13/56
·  ·  Supporting or fastening means  [5]
P:100 A61F 15/00
Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages
P:80 A61F 17/00
First-aid kits