|  | A |
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES

HEALTH AND AMUSEMENT

|  | A61 |
MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE

|  | A61F |
PROSTHESES (artificial teeth Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61C 13/00); SPLINTS; BANDAGES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF THE EYES OR EARS

|  | A61F 1/00 - A61F 3/00 |
Prostheses or accessories (anatomic models, educational appliances Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G09B)

|  | A61F 1/00 |
Artificial parts for the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body

|  | A61F 1/02 |
· | Sockets on artificial limbs

|  | A61F 1/04 |
· | Joints for artificial limbs

|  | A61F 1/06 |
· | Artificial arms or hands

|  | A61F 1/08 |
· | Artificial legs or feet

|  | A61F 1/10 |
· · | Wooden legs

|  | A61F 1/12 |
· · | with air-cushions

|  | A61F 1/14 |
· · | Bandages for artificial legs

|  | A61F 1/16 |
· | Eyes

|  | A61F 1/18 |
· | Ears; Ear-drums; Noses

|  | A61F 1/20 |
· | Larynxes

|  | A61F 1/22 |
· | Heart valves

|  | A61F 1/24 |
· | Parts of the body not covered by groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 1/02-A61F 1/22

|  | A61F 3/00 |
Lengthening pieces for natural legs

|  | A61F 5/00 |
Appliances for orthopaedic or nursing purposes

|  | A61F 5/00 |
Orthopaedic or nursing appliances (bandages, dressings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 13/00)

|  | A61F 5/01 |
· | Orthopaedic devices, e.g. cervical splints

|  | A61F 5/02 |
· · | Orthopaedic corsets (arm-rests for use as writing aids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B43L 15/00)

|  | A61F 5/03 |
· · | Corsets or bandages for abdomen, teat, or breast support, with or without pads (brassieres Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A41C 3/00)

|  | A61F 5/04 |
· · | Devices for stretching fractured limbs; Splints (plaster of Paris bandages Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 13/04)

|  | A61F 5/08 |
· · | Devices for correcting deformities of the nose

|  | A61F 5/10 |
· · | Devices for correcting deformities of the fingers

|  | A61F 5/11 |
· · | Devices for correcting deformities of the nails

|  | A61F 5/14 |
· · | Special medical insertions for shoes for flat-feet, club-feet, or the like (ordinary arch supports Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43B 7/14)

|  | A61F 5/24 |
· · | Trusses

|  | A61F 5/26 |
· · · | with belt springs

|  | A61F 5/28 |
· · · | Supports for trusses

|  | A61F 5/30 |
· · | Pressure pads (corn-pads, corn-rings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 13/06)

|  | A61F 5/32 |
· · · | Adjustable pressure pads

|  | A61F 5/34 |
· · · | Pressure pads filled with air or liquid (valve connections to inflatable bodies in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60C 29/00; valves per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16K)

|  | A61F 5/37 |
· | Restraining devices for the body or for body parts; Restraining shirts

|  | A61F 5/40 |
· | Suspensory bandages

|  | A61F 5/42 |
· | Condoms, sheaths or the like; Similar means for promoting penis erection

|  | A61F 5/44 |
· | Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine or faeces; Colostomy devices

|  | A61F 5/46 |
· | Pessaries; Devices for inserting same; Pessaries combined with devices affording protection against contagion

|  | 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

|  | A61F 7/00 |
Fomentation; Heating or cooling devices

|  | A61F 7/00 |
Heating or cooling appliances for medical treatment of the human body (electric heating elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05B)

|  | A61F 7/02 |
· | Poultices

|  | A61F 7/04 |
· · | Hot-water bottles; Non-electric heating pads; Thermophore, i.e. self-heating, compresses

|  | A61F 7/06 |
· | Hand or foot warmers; Mats with heating arrangements

|  | A61F 7/08 |
· | Warming-pans

|  | A61F 7/10 |
· | Cooling bags, e.g. ice-bags

|  | 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

|  | A61F 9/00 |
Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes, e.g. cataract instruments; Devices for putting on contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand (appliances to aid invalids to move about Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61H 3/00; eye baths Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61H 33/04; sunglasses or goggles having the same features as spectacles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G02C)

|  | A61F 9/02 |
· | Goggles

|  | A61F 9/04 |
· | Eye-masks

|  | A61F 9/06 |
· · | Masks, shields, or hoods for welders (safety devices for welding in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16P 1/00)

|  | A61F 9/08 |
· | Devices or methods enabling eye-patients to replace direct visual perception by another kind of perception

|  | 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

|  | A61F 11/02 |
· | Sound-dampers; Antiphones

|  | A61F 11/04 |
· | Devices or methods enabling ear patients to replace direct auditory perception by another kind of perception

|  | A61F 13/00 - A61F 17/00 |
Bandages; Dressings; First-aid kits

|  | A61F 13/00 |
Shape, structure, or adaptation to special use, of bandages or dressings (suspensory bandages Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 5/40; compositions of bandages or selection of materials therefor Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61L 15/00; radioactive dressings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61N 5/12)

|  | A61F 13/02 |
· | Adhesive plasters or dressings (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 13/06-A61F 13/20 take precedence)

|  | A61F 13/04 |
· | Plaster of Paris bandages; Other stiffening bandages (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 13/06-A61F 13/20 take precedence)

|  | A61F 13/06 |
· | specially adapted for feet or legs; Corn-pads; Corn-rings

|  | A61F 13/08 |
· · | Elastic stockings; for contracting aneurisms

|  | 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 5/03)

|  | A61F 13/16 |
· | Sanitary towels; Means for supporting or fastening them

|  | A61F 13/18 |
· · | Absorbent pads for sanitary towels

|  | A61F 13/20 |
· | Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Tampon applicators

|  | A61F 15/00 |
Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages

|  | A61F 15/02 |
· | Devices, e.g. shears, for cutting bandages of any kind

|  | A61F 17/00 |
First-aid kits