|  | A |
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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 3/00); Endoscopes (surgical cutting instruments with such arrangements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 13/00); Instruments for opening or keeping open the mouth (mouth openers for animals Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic vibrations Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 10/00); Identification of persons (identification tags Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A41H 1/00); Finger-printing; Foot-printing; Impression techniques (dental impression cups or articulators Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61C 9/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61C 11/00)

|  | A61B 5/12 |
· | Audiometering

|  | A61B 5/14 |
· | Haemocytometers (counting blood corpuscules distributed over a surface by scanning this surface Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G06M 11/02); Devices for taking samples of blood (hypodermic syringes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 5/00)

|  | A61B 5/16 |
· | Devices for psychotechnics (testing capability Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61K 29/02; radiation therapy per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61N 5/00)

|  | A61B 6/02 |
· | Devices for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis (stereoscopic photography per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G03B)

|  | A61B 6/04 |
· | Positioning of patients; Tiltable beds or the like (operating tables Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61G 13/00; operating chairs Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G21F)

|  | A61B 6/12 |
· | Devices for detecting or locating foreign bodies (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/20); Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination (menstruation tables Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G06C 3/00); Throat striking implements; Diagnosis by ultrasonic vibrations

|  | A61B 13/00 |
Instruments for depressing the tongue (combined with illuminating and viewing instruments Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 9/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 11/00; electrosurgical apparatus Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61N 3/00)

|  | A61B 17/02 |
· | Implements for holding wounds open; Tractors (drainage appliances for wounds Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 27/00)

|  | A61B 17/04 |
· | Implements for suturing wounds; (suture materials Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61L 17/00)

|  | A61B 17/06 |
· · | Needles; Holders or packages therefor (puncturing needles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/34; nerve needle Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61C 5/02; suture materials and devices for storing them Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61L 17/00; hypodermic needles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65D 83/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61L 17/00)

|  | A61B 17/14 |
· | Surgical saws (tooth saws Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61C 3/12; cast-cutting saws Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/16 takes precedence; splints Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 5/04; bandages for stretching Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 13/10)

|  | A61B 17/20 |
· | Implements for vaccinating or cleaning the skin previous to the vaccination (diagnosis by vaccination Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 10/00; apparatus for injections Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 1/00); Tongue scrapers

|  | A61B 17/26 |
· · | Tonsillotomes, with or without means for stopping bleeding

|  | A61B 17/28 |
· | Surgical forceps (obstetrical forceps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/42)

|  | A61B 17/30 |
· | Surgical pincettes (wound clamps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/08)

|  | A61B 17/32 |
· | Surgical knives or cutting instruments; Endoscopic cutting instruments (other endoscopes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 1/00; endoscopes for biopsy Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61H 39/06; radiation therapy Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61N 5/00)

|  | A61B 17/38 |
· · | electrically heated

|  | A61B 17/40 |
· · · | Electrodes

|  | A61B 17/42 |
· | Gynaecological or obstetrical instruments (dilators Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 29/00)

|  | A61B 17/44 |
· · | Obstetrical forceps

|  | A61B 17/46 |
· · | Embryotomes (for animals Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 5/06; locating by radiation Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25J 21/02)

|  | A61B 19/06 |
· | Patient's gowns; Surgical drape sheets