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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
HEALTH AND AMUSEMENT
 A61
MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
 A61B
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
 A61B

Note(s)

This sub-class covers instruments, implements, and processes for diagnostic, surgical and person-identification purposes, including obstetrics, instruments for cutting corns, vaccination instruments, finger-printing, psycho-physical tests.

 A61B 1/00 - 
A61B 16/00
Diagnosis; Psycho-physical tests
 A61B 1/00
Instruments for performing medical examinations of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection; Illuminating arrangements therefor (of the eyes A61B 3/00); Endoscopes (surgical cutting instruments with such arrangements A61B 17/32)
 A61B 1/04
·  combined with photographic or television appliances
 A61B 1/06
·  with illuminating arrangements
 A61B 1/12
·  with cooling or rinsing arrangements
 A61B 1/22
·  for ears, i.e. otoscopes; for nose, i.e. nasoscopes
 A61B 1/24
·  for the mouth, e.g. with tongue depressors (tongue depressors per se A61B 13/00); Instruments for opening or keeping open the mouth (mouth openers for animals A61D 15/00)
 A61B 1/26
·  Laryngoscopes; Bronchoscopes; Oesophagoscopes; Stomatoscopes
 A61B 1/30
·  Vaginoscopes; Cystoscopes; Urethroscopes; Proctoscopes
 A61B 1/32
·  Specula, i.e. devices for opening or enlarging the visual field
 A61B 3/00
Apparatus for testing the eyes; Instruments for examining the eyes (optical systems per se G02B)
 A61B 3/02
·  Testing apparatus able to be adjusted according to statements of the patient, e.g. for determining perimeters
 A61B 3/04
·  ·  Trial frames; Sets of lenses for use therewith (lenses per se G02C 7/02)
 A61B 3/06
·  ·  for testing light sensitivity; for testing colour vision
 A61B 3/08
·  ·  for testing binocular vision
 A61B 3/09
·  ·  for testing accommodation
 A61B 3/10
·  Instruments for examining the eyes, e.g. devices for measuring pupillary distance or the diameter of the pupils (trial frames A61B 3/04)
 A61B 3/12
·  ·  Ophthalmoscopes
 A61B 3/14
·  ·  with means for attaching cameras thereto
 A61B 3/16
·  Tonometers
 A61B 5/00
Measuring or recording methods or instruments for diagnostic purposes (radiation diagnosis A61B 6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic vibrations A61B 10/00); Identification of persons (identification tags G09F 3/00)
 A61B 5/02
·  Measuring or recording instruments for the pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate /blood-pressure determining instruments; Combinations of such instruments with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
 A61B 5/04
·  Instruments for measuring or recording bioelectric currents of the body or parts thereof, e.g. electro-cardiographs, encephalographs
 A61B 5/05
·  Measuring or recording methods or instruments for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields
 A61B 5/06
·  Devices, other than using radiation, for detecting or locating foreign bodies (for removing same A61B 17/50)
 A61B 5/07
·  Endoradiosondes
 A61B 5/08
·  Measuring or recording devices for examining the respiratory organs
 A61B 5/10
·  Measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, size, or movement of the body or parts thereof (measuring aids for tailors A41H 1/00); Finger-printing; Foot-printing; Impression techniques (dental impression cups or articulators A61C 9/00, A61C 11/00)
 A61B 5/12
·  Audiometering
 A61B 5/14
·  Haemocytometers (counting blood corpuscules distributed over a surface by scanning this surface G06M 11/02); Devices for taking samples of blood (hypodermic syringes A61M 5/00)
 A61B 5/16
·  Devices for psychotechnics (testing capability G09B 1/00-G09B 5/00); Testing reaction times
 A61B 5/18
·  ·  for vehicle drivers
 A61B 6/00
Apparatus for radiation diagnosis, e.g. combined with radiation therapy equipment (X-ray contrast agents A61K 29/02; radiation therapy per se A61N 5/00)
 A61B 6/02
·  Devices for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis (stereoscopic photography per se G03B)
 A61B 6/04
·  Positioning of patients; Tiltable beds or the like (operating tables A61G 13/00; operating chairs A61G 15/00)
 A61B 6/06
·  Diaphragms
 A61B 6/08
·  Auxiliary means for directing the radiation beam to a particular spot, e.g. using light beams
 A61B 6/10
·  Application or adaptation of safety means (protection against dangerous radiation per se G21F)
 A61B 6/12
·  Devices for detecting or locating foreign bodies (A61B 6/02 takes precedence)
 A61B 6/14
·  Applications or adaptations for dentistry
 A61B 7/00
Instruments for auscultation
 A61B 7/02
·  Stethoscopes
 A61B 7/04
·  ·  Electric stethoscopes (microphones, transducers therefor H04R)
 A61B 9/00
Instruments for examination by percussion; Pleximeters
 A61B 10/00
Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis (vaccination prophylaxis, vaccination therapy A61B 17/20); Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination (menstruation tables G06C 3/00); Throat striking implements; Diagnosis by ultrasonic vibrations
 A61B 13/00
Instruments for depressing the tongue (combined with illuminating and viewing instruments A61B 1/24)
 A61B 16/00
Devices specially adapted for vivisection or autopsy (similar devices for medical purposes, see the relevant groups for such devices)
 A61B 17/00 - 
A61B 19/00
Surgery
 A61B 17/00
Surgical instruments or methods (ophthalmology, otology A61F 9/00, A61F 11/00; electrosurgical apparatus A61N 3/00)
 A61B 17/02
·  Implements for holding wounds open; Tractors (drainage appliances for wounds A61M 27/00)
 A61B 17/04
·  Implements for suturing wounds; (suture materials A61L 17/00)
 A61B 17/06
·  ·  Needles; Holders or packages therefor (puncturing needles A61B 17/34; nerve needle A61C 5/02; suture materials and devices for storing them A61L 17/00; hypodermic needles A61M 5/32)
 A61B 17/08
·  Wound clamps
 A61B 17/10
·  Implements for applying or removing wound clamps; Wound clamp magazines (containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or with special means for dispensing contents B65D 83/00, B65D 85/00)
 A61B 17/11
·  Implements for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
 A61B 17/12
·  Implements for ligaturing or compressing blood vessels; Ligaturing clamps; Tourniquets (materials for ligaturing blood vessels A61L 17/00)
 A61B 17/14
·  Surgical saws (tooth saws A61C 3/12; cast-cutting saws A61F 15/02)
 A61B 17/16
·  Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
 A61B 17/18
·  Instruments or implements for operation on bone fractures; Bone plates or screws; Setting implements (A61B 17/16 takes precedence; splints A61F 5/04; bandages for stretching A61F 13/10)
 A61B 17/20
·  Implements for vaccinating or cleaning the skin previous to the vaccination (diagnosis by vaccination A61B 10/00; apparatus for injections A61M)
 A61B 17/22
·  Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus
 A61B 17/24
·  Surgical instruments for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose (instruments for medical inspection of cavities or tubes in the body A61B 1/00); Tongue scrapers
 A61B 17/26
·  ·  Tonsillotomes, with or without means for stopping bleeding
 A61B 17/28
·  Surgical forceps (obstetrical forceps A61B 17/42)
 A61B 17/30
·  Surgical pincettes (wound clamps A61B 17/08)
 A61B 17/32
·  Surgical knives or cutting instruments; Endoscopic cutting instruments (other endoscopes A61B 1/00; endoscopes for biopsy A61B 10/00)
 A61B 17/322
·  ·  Skin grafting apparatus
 A61B 17/326
·  ·  circumcision apparatus
 A61B 17/34
·  Trocars; Puncturing needles
 A61B 17/36
·  Cauterisation instruments for surgical purposes; Moxaburners; Cryogenic technique (devices for heating or cooling specific reflex points of the body within cell-life limits A61H 39/06; radiation therapy A61N 5/00)
 A61B 17/38
·  ·  electrically heated
 A61B 17/40
·  ·  ·  Electrodes
 A61B 17/42
·  Gynaecological or obstetrical instruments (dilators A61M 29/00)
 A61B 17/44
·  ·  Obstetrical forceps
 A61B 17/46
·  ·  Embryotomes (for animals A61D 1/10)
 A61B 17/48
·  ·  Bags for midwives
 A61B 17/50
·  Instruments, other than pincettes or toothpicks, for removing foreign bodies from the human body (locating otherwise A61B 5/06; locating by radiation A61B 6/00)
 A61B 17/52
·  ·  Magnets
 A61B 17/54
·  Chiropodists' instruments
 A61B 19/00
Accessories for surgery or diagnosis; Instruments or implements not covered by any of the groups A61B 1/00-A61B 17/00, e.g. for stereotaxis, sterile operation, laxation treatment (treatment of blood in a bypass of the natural arterial system, devices therefor A61M 1/03)
 A61B 19/02
·  Protective casings, e.g. boxes for appliances; Instrument tables or cupboards; Doctors' bags
 A61B 19/04
·  Operating gloves; Finger-stalls for operating; Devices for treating them, e.g. cleaning, powdering (glove-boxes for manipulating, gloves therefor B25J 21/02)
 A61B 19/06
·  Patient's gowns; Surgical drape sheets