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.
PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHS OR WASHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (methods or devices enabling invalids to operate an apparatus or a device not forming part of the body Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 4/00; electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61N)
A61H
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In this subclass, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated:
"physical therapy" covers the treatment of disease or disability by means, e.g. mechanical means, as opposed to drugs or surgery. It includes, by way of example, massage, whirlpool baths and devices for exercising a passive body member.
This subclass covers the following subject matter, whether set forth as a composition (mixture), process of preparing the composition or process of treating using the composition:
Drug or other biological compositions which are capable of:
preventing, alleviating, treating or curing abnormal or pathological conditions of the living body by such means as destroying a parasitic organism, or limiting the effect of the disease or abnormality by chemically altering the physiology of the host or parasite (biocides Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A01N 25/00-A01N 65/00);
Body treating compositions generally intended for deodorising, protecting, adorning or grooming a body, e.g. cosmetics, dentifrices, tooth filling materials.
Attention is drawn to the definitions of groups of chemical elements following the title of section C.
In this subclass, in the absence of an indication to the contrary, an invention is classified in the last appropriate place.
In groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61K 31/00-A61K 47/00, it is desirable to add, in conformity with paragraph 83 of the Guide, after the double oblique stroke, the indexing codes representing additional information which relates to individual components of a substance which is already classified as such. The indexing codes have the same numbers as the classification symbols but a colon is used instead of the oblique stroke. These indexing codes should be presented as linked to the classification symbols with which they are associated, in conformity with paragraph 85 (a) of the Guide.
This subclass covers suction, pumping or atomising devices for medical use (e.g. cups, breast relievers, irrigators, sprays, powder insufflators, atomisers, inhalers), apparatus for general or local anaesthetics, devices or methods for causing a change in the state of consciousness, catheters, dilators, apparatus for introducing medicines into the body other than orally.