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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
HEALTH; AMUSEMENT
 A61
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
 A61B
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (imaging by transmitting electro-magnetic or sonic waves through the material or object, in general G01N; obtaining records using waves other than optical waves, in general G03B 42/00)
 A61B

Note(s)

This subclass 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 (examination of body cavities or body tracts using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B 8/12); Illuminating arrangements therefor (of the eyes A61B 3/00); Endoscopes (instruments, e.g. endoscopes, for biopsy A61B 10/00; surgical cutting instruments with such arrangements A61B 17/32)
 A61B 1/04
·  combined with photographic or television appliances  [2]
 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, i.e. stomatoscopes, 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; Gastroscopes
 A61B 1/30
·  Vaginoscopes; Cystoscopes; Urethroscopes; Proctoscopes
 A61B 1/32
·  Devices for opening or enlarging the visual field, e.g. of a tube of the body (dilators per se A61M 29/00)
 A61B 3/00
Apparatus for testing the eyes; Instruments for examining the eyes (eye inspection using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B 8/10; 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, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B 8/00; measuring or recording, in general G01; clinical thermometers G01K 5/22; special purpose thermometers G01K 13/00); Identification of persons
 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 5/03
·  Measuring or recording fluid pressure within the body other than blood pressure, e.g. cerebral pressure (measuring fluid pressure in general G01L)  [4]
 A61B 5/04
·  Instruments for measuring or recording bioelectric currents of the body or parts thereof, e.g. electro-cardiographs, encephalographs (measuring or recording electrical currents G01R 13/00; of magnetic variables G01R 33/00)
 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; measuring profiles in general G01B); Identification devices, finger-printing, foot-printing, impression techniques for identification (dental impression cups or articulators A61C 9/00, A61C 11/00; recognition of data G06K; recognising finger-prints G06K 9/00; identification tags G09F 3/00)
 A61B 5/12
·  Audiometering
 A61B 5/14
·  Devices for taking samples of blood (hypodermic syringes A61M 5/00); Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration within the blood, pH-value of blood (measuring of blood pressure A61B 5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B 5/06; measuring in vitro G01N)
 A61B 5/16
·  Devices for psychotechnics (testing capability G09B 1/00-G09B 5/00); Testing reaction times
 A61B 5/18
·  ·  for vehicle drivers
 A61B 5/20
·  Measuring urological functions (analysing urine G01N)  [4]
 A61B 5/22
·  Ergometry; Measuring muscular strength or the force of a muscular blow (measuring of work or force, in general G01L)  [4]
 A61B 6/00
Apparatus for radiation diagnosis, e.g. combined with radiation therapy equipment (radiodiagnostic or X-ray contrast preparations A61K 49/00; radiation therapy per se A61N 5/00; instruments measuring radiation intensity for application in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting, G01T 1/161; apparatus for taking X-ray photographs G 03 B 41/16; X-ray photographic processes G03C 5/16; irradiation devices G21K; X-ray apparatus or circuits therefor H05G 1/00)
 A61B 6/02
·  Devices for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis (stereoscopic photography per se G03B)
 A61B 6/03
·  ·  Computerised tomographs (echo-tomography A61B 8/14; data processing equipment for medical or biological purposes G06F 15/42)  [4]
 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 8/00
Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves (imaging of objects using sonar G01S 15/00)  [4]
 A61B 8/02
·  Measuring pulse or heart rate  [4]
 A61B 8/04
·  Measuring blood pressure  [4]
 A61B 8/06
·  Measuring blood flow (measuring volume flow in general G01F, e.g. G01F 1/66, G01F 1/72; measuring speed of fluids in general G01P 5/00)  [4]
 A61B 8/08
·  Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings (A61B 8/02-A61B 8/06 take precedence)  [4]
 A61B 8/10
·  Eye inspection (instruments for examining the eyes in general A61B 3/10)  [4]
 A61B 8/12
·  in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters (catheters per se A61M 25/00)  [4]
 A61B 8/14
·  Echo-tomography (computerised tomographs for radiation diagnosis A61B 6/03)  [4]
 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
 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)  [3]
 A61B 17/02
·  Implements for holding wounds open; Tractors (drainage appliances for wounds A61M 27/00)
 A61B 17/04
·  Implements for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials (suture materials A61L 17/00)  [3]
 A61B 17/06
·  ·  Needles; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials (puncturing needles A61B 17/34; nerve needles A61C 5/02; hypodermic needles A61M 5/32)  [3]
 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
( transferred to A61B 17/56 )
 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 (A61B 17/36 takes precedence; other endoscopes A61B 1/00; endoscopes for biopsy A61B 10/00)  [3]
 A61B 17/322
·  ·  Skin grafting apparatus  [2]
 A61B 17/326
·  ·  circumcision apparatus
 A61B 17/34
·  Trocars; Puncturing needles  [2]
 A61B 17/36
·  Electrosurgical apparatus or circuits therefor; 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)  [3]
 A61B 17/38
·  ·  electrically heated apparatus  [3]
 A61B 17/39
·  ·  ·  using high frequency current  [3]
 A61B 17/41
·  ·  ·  ·  for removing hair  [3]
 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 17/56
·  Surgical methods of treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor (orthopaedic methods or appliances for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints A61F 5/00)  [4]
 A61B 17/58
·  ·  Devices or instruments for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or the like (A61B 17/16 takes precedence)  [4]
 A61B 17/60
·  ·  ·  for external osteosynthesis, e.g. distractors, contractors (shape, structure, or adaptation to special use, of bandages or dressings A61F 13/00)  [4]
 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, luxation treatment (devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body liquids A61M 1/00)
 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 19/08
·  Surgical drape sheets  [3]