A
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
HEALTH; LIFE-SAVING; AMUSEMENT
 A61
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
 A61N
ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B 18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infra-red radiators for heating H05B)  [6]
 A61N

Note(s)

In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:

  • "therapy" implies that the treatment, when it aims at destroying sick or abnormal cells, is performed within the limits of healthy cell life, the destruction thereof being undesired, contrary to that which takes place with instruments, devices or methods covered by group A61B 18/00[5,7]

 A61N
Subclass index
ELECTROTHERAPY 1/00
MAGNETOTHERAPY 2/00
RADIATION THERAPY 5/00
ULTRASOUND THERAPY 7/00
P:30 A61N 1/00
Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor (A61N 2/00 takes precedence; irradiation apparatus A61N 5/00; electrically conductive preparations for use in therapy or testing in vivo A61K 50/00)  [5]
 A61N 1/02
·  Details
 A61N 1/04
·  ·  Electrodes
 A61N 1/05
·  ·  ·  for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode (A61N 1/06 takes precedence)  [4]
 A61N 1/06
·  ·  ·  for high-frequency therapy
 A61N 1/08
·  ·  Arrangements or circuits for monitoring, protecting, controlling or indicating (for a single specific type of apparatus A61N 1/10-A61N 1/44; measuring electric variables G01R; control of generator output in general H02P, H03L)  [4]
 A61N 1/10
·  Applying static electricity (applying ionised gases or vapours A61N 1/44)
 A61N 1/14
·  Leading-off electric charges, e.g. by earthing
 A61N 1/16
·  Screening or neutralising undesirable influences from atmospheric or terrestrial radiation or fields
 A61N 1/18
·  Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
 A61N 1/20
·  ·  continuous direct currents
 A61N 1/22
·  ·  ·  Electromedical belts
 A61N 1/24
·  ·  ·  ·  with built-in power source
 A61N 1/26
·  ·  ·  Electromedical brushes; Electromedical massage devices
 A61N 1/28
·  ·  ·  Apparatus for applying thermoelectric currents
 A61N 1/30
·  ·  ·  Apparatus for iontophoresis or cataphoresis
 A61N 1/32
·  ·  alternating or intermittent currents
 A61N 1/34
·  ·  ·  for producing anaesthesia
 A61N 1/36
·  ·  ·  for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
 A61N 1/362
·  ·  ·  ·  Heart stimulators (A61N 1/372 takes precedence; heart defibrillators A61N 1/39)  [4]
 A61N 1/365
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. by heart potential  [4]
 A61N 1/368
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  comprising more than one electrode co-operating with different heart regions  [4]
 A61N 1/37
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  Monitoring; Protecting  [4]
 A61N 1/372
·  ·  ·  ·  Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators  [4]
 A61N 1/375
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings  [4]
 A61N 1/378
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  Electrical supply  [4]
 A61N 1/38
·  ·  ·  for producing shock effects (in general H05C 1/00)
 A61N 1/39
·  ·  ·  ·  Heart defibrillators  [4]
 A61N 1/40
·  Applying electric fields by inductive or capacitive coupling (microwave apparatus A61N 5/00)
 A61N 1/44
·  Applying ionised fluids
P:20 A61N 2/00
Magnetotherapy  [5]
 A61N 2/02
·  using magnetic fields produced by coils, including single turn loops or electromagnets (A61N 2/12 takes precedence)  [5]
 A61N 2/04
·  ·  using variable fields, e.g. low frequency or pulsating fields  [5]
 A61N 2/06
·  using magnetic fields produced by permanent magnets (A61N 2/12 takes precedence)  [5]
 A61N 2/08
·  ·  applied externally  [5]
 A61N 2/10
·  ·  applied within the body, e.g. with injected or implanted elements  [5]
 A61N 2/12
·  using variable magnetic fields obtained by mechanical movement  [5]
P:10 A61N 5/00
Radiation therapy (ultrasound therapy A61N 7/00; devices or apparatus applicable to both therapy and diagnosis A61B 6/00; applying radioactive material to the body A61M 36/00)  [5,6]
 A61N 5/01
·  Devices for producing movement of radiation source during therapy
 A61N 5/02
·  using microwaves (A61N 5/01 takes precedence)
 A61N 5/04
·  ·  Radiators for near-field treatment
 A61N 5/06
·  using light (A61N 5/01 takes precedence)
 A61N 5/067
·  ·  using laser light  [7]
 A61N 5/073
·  ·  using polarised light (A61N 5/067 takes precedence)  [7]
 A61N 5/08
·  ·  using combined infra-red and ultra-violet light
 A61N 5/10
·  X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy (A61N 5/01 takes precedence)
P:0 A61N 7/00
Ultrasound therapy (lithotripsy A61B 17/22, A61B 17/225; massage using supersonic vibration A61H 23/00)  [6]
 A61N 7/02
·  Localised ultrasound hyperthermia  [6]