A
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
HEALTH; AMUSEMENT
 A61
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
 A61F
PROSTHESES; ORTHOPAEDIC OR NURSING APPLIANCES; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)
 A61F 2/00 - 
A61F 4/00
Prostheses or accessories (anatomic models, educational appliances G09B)
 A61F 2/00
Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body (as cosmetic articles, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. wigs, hair pieces, A41G 3/00, A41G 5/00, artificial nails A45D 31/00; dental prostheses A61C 13/00; materials for prostheses A61L 27/00; artificial hearts A61M 1/10; artificial kidneys A61M 1/14)  [4]
 A61F 2/02
·  Prostheses implantable into the body  [4]
 A61F 2/04
·  ·  Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence)  [4]
 A61F 2/06
·  ·  ·  Blood vessels  [4]
 A61F 2/08
·  ·  Muscles; Tendons; Ligaments  [4]
 A61F 2/10
·  ·  Hair or skin implants  [4]
 A61F 2/12
·  ·  Mammary prostheses  [4]
 A61F 2/14
·  ·  Eye parts, e.g. lenses, corneal implants (removable contact lenses G02C 7/04); Artificial eyes (making thereof from organic plastic material B29C, B29D 11/02)  [4]
 A61F 2/16
·  ·  ·  Intraocular lenses  [4]
 A61F 2/18
·  ·  Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums  [4]
 A61F 2/20
·  ·  Larynxes; Tracheae combined with larynxes or for use therewith (tracheae, bronchi per se A61F 2/04)  [4]
 A61F 2/22
( transferred to A61M 1/10 )
 A61F 2/24
·  ·  Heart valves  [4]
 A61F 2/26
·  ·  Penis implants  [4]
 A61F 2/28
·  ·  Bones (joints A61F 2/30)  [4]
 A61F 2/30
·  ·  Joints  [4]
 A61F 2/32
·  ·  ·  for the hip  [4]
 A61F 2/34
·  ·  ·  ·  Acetabular cups  [4]
 A61F 2/36
·  ·  ·  ·  Femoral heads  [4]
 A61F 2/38
·  ·  ·  for elbows or knees  [4]
 A61F 2/40
·  ·  ·  for shoulders  [4]
 A61F 2/42
·  ·  ·  for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes  [4]
 A61F 2/44
·  ·  ·  for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs  [4]
 A61F 2/46
·  ·  ·  Special tools for implanting artificial joints (surgical instruments A61B 17/00)  [4]
 A61F 2/48
·  ·  Operating or control means, e.g. from outside the body, control of sphincters  [4]
 A61F 2/50
·  Prostheses not implantable in the body  [4]
 A61F 2/52
·  ·  Mammary prostheses (brassieres A41C 3/00)  [4]
 A61F 2/54
·  ·  Artificial arms or hands or parts thereof  [4]
 A61F 2/56
·  ·  ·  adjustable  [4]
 A61F 2/58
·  ·  ·  Elbows; Wrists  [4]
 A61F 2/60
·  ·  Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof  [4]
 A61F 2/62
·  ·  ·  adjustable, e.g. adjustable shank, thigh, or tubular skeletal system  [4]
 A61F 2/64
·  ·  ·  Knee joints  [4]
 A61F 2/66
·  ·  ·  Feet; Ankle joints  [4]
 A61F 2/68
·  ·  Operating or control means  [4]
 A61F 2/70
·  ·  ·  electrical  [4]
 A61F 2/72
·  ·  ·  ·  Bioelectrical control, e.g. myoelectric  [4]
 A61F 2/74
·  ·  ·  fluid  [4]
 A61F 2/76
·  ·  Means for assembling, fitting, or testing prostheses, e.g. for measuring or balancing  [4]
 A61F 2/78
·  ·  Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body, e.g. bandages, harnesses, straps, or stockings for the limb stump  [4]
 A61F 2/80
·  ·  ·  Sockets, e.g. of suction type  [4]
 A61F 3/00
Lengthening pieces for natural legs
 A61F 4/00
Methods or devices enabling invalids to operate an apparatus or a device not forming part of the body (operating or control means for prostheses A61F 2/48, A61F 2/68)  [4]
 A61F 5/00
Orthopaedic methods or appliances for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints (surgical methods of treatment of bones or joints, devices specially adapted therefor A61B 17/56); Nursing appliances (bandages, dressings or absorbent pads A61B 13/00)  [3,4,5]
 A61F 5/01
·  Orthopaedic devices, e.g. cervical splints
 A61F 5/02
·  ·  Orthopaedic corsets (arm-rests for use as writing aids B43L 15/00)
 A61F 5/03
·  ·  Corsets or bandages for abdomen, teat, or breast support, with or without pads (brassieres A41C 3/00)
 A61F 5/04
·  ·  Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints  [4]
 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 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 A61F 13/06)
 A61F 5/32
·  ·  ·  Adjustable pressure pads
 A61F 5/34
·  ·  ·  Pressure pads filled with air or liquid (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M 39/00; connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C 29/00)
 A61F 5/37
·  Restraining devices for the body or for body parts; Restraining shirts
 A61F 5/40
·  Suspensory bandages
 A61F 5/41
·  Devices for promoting penis erection (penis implants A61F 2/26; massage of the genitals A61H 19/00)  [4]
 A61F 5/42
( transferred to A61F 6/02 )
 A61F 5/43
( transferred to A61F 6/04 )
 A61F 5/44
·  Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge (absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, A61F 13/15; drainage appliances for wounds A61M 27/00); Colostomy devices (materials therefor A61L 25/00)
 A61F 5/441
·  ·  having deodorant means, e.g. filters  [4]
 A61F 5/442
·  ·  having irrigation ports or means (irrigators A61M 3/02)  [4]
 A61F 5/443
·  ·  having hydrocolloid type seals, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums  [4]
 A61F 5/445
·  ·  Colostomy devices (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence)  [4]
 A61F 5/447
·  ·  ·  Bag anticollapse features  [4]
 A61F 5/448
·  ·  ·  Means attaching bag to seal ring  [4]
 A61F 5/449
·  ·  ·  Body securing means, e.g. belts, garments  [4]
 A61F 5/451
·  ·  Genital receptacles (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence)  [4]
 A61F 5/452
·  ·  ·  with separate faecal receiving compartment  [4]
 A61F 5/453
·  ·  ·  for collecting urine or other discharge from male member (A61F 6/04 takes precedence)  [4]
 A61F 5/455
·  ·  ·  for collecting urine or discharge from female member  [4]
 A61F 5/457
·  ·  ·  Body securing means, e.g. belts, straps or harnesses  [4]
 A61F 5/458
·  ·  ·  ·  adherent or inflatable type (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C 29/00)  [4]
 A61F 5/46
( transferred to A61F 6/06 )
 A61F 5/47
( transferred to A61F 6/14 )
 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 6/00
Contraceptive devices; Pessaries; Applicators therefor (chemical aspects of contraception A61K)  [5]
 A61F 6/02
·  for use by males (A61F 6/20 takes precedence)  [5]
 A61F 6/04
·  ·  Condoms, sheaths or the like  [5]
 A61F 6/06
·  for use by femals (A61F 6/20 takes precedence)  [5]
 A61F 6/08
·  ·  Pessaries, i.e. devices worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition or prevent conception  [5]
 A61F 6/10
·  ·  ·  Diaphragms  [5]
 A61F 6/12
·  ·  ·  Inserters or removers  [5]
 A61F 6/14
·  ·  intra-uterine type  [5]
 A61F 6/16
·  ·  ·  inflatable  [5]
 A61F 6/18
·  ·  ·  Inserters or removers  [5]
 A61F 6/20
·  Vas deferens occluders; Fallopian occluders  [5]
 A61F 6/22
·  ·  implantable in tubes  [5]
 A61F 6/24
·  ·  ·  characterised by valve means  [5]
 A61F 7/00
Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body (heating or cooling means in connection with bedsteads or mattresses A47C 21/00; hyperthermia using electric or magnetic fields A61N; electric heating elements H05B)  [5]
 A61F 7/02
·  Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling  [3]
 A61F 7/03
·  ·  thermophore, i.e. self-heating  [3]
 A61F 7/08
·  Warming pads, pans or mats (A61F 7/02 takes precedence); Hot-water bottles  [3]
 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 in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand (caps with means for protecting the eyes A42B 1/06; visors for helmets A42B 3/22; appliances to aid invalids to move about A61H 3/00; eye baths A61H 33/04; sunglasses or goggles having the same features as spectacles 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 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
( transferred to A61F 11/06 )
 A61F 11/04
·  Devices or methods enabling ear patients to replace direct auditory perception by another kind of perception
 A61F 11/06
·  Protective devices for the ears  [5]
 A61F 11/08
·  ·  internal, e.g. earplugs  [5]
 A61F 11/10
·  ·  ·  inflatable or expandable  [5]
 A61F 11/12
·  ·  ·  External mounting means  [5]
 A61F 11/14
·  ·  external, e.g. earcaps or earmuffs (headwear, e.g. caps or helmets, with means for protecting the ears A42B 1/06, A42B 3/16)  [5]
 A61F 13/00 - 
A61F 17/00
Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; First-aid kits
 A61F 13/00
Bandages or dressings (suspensory bandages A61F 5/40; radioactive dressings A61M 36/14); Absorbent pads (chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads A61L 15/00)
 A61F 13/02
·  Adhesive plasters or dressings (A61F 13/06-A61F 13/15 take precedence; surgical adhesives or cements A61L 25/00)  [4,5]
 A61F 13/04
·  Plaster of Paris bandages; Other stiffening bandages (A61F 13/06-A61F 13/15 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 A61F 5/03)
 A61F 13/15
·  Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body (non-absorbent catamenial receptacles A61F 5/44); Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators  [5]
 A61F 13/16 - 
A61F 13/18
( transferred to A61F 13/15-A61F 13/82 )
 A61F 13/20
·  ·  Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor  [5]
 A61F 13/22
·  ·  ·  Tampons made of rolled-up material  [5]
 A61F 13/24
·  ·  ·  Cup-shaped type tampons  [5]
 A61F 13/26
·  ·  ·  Means for inserting tampons  [5]
 A61F 13/28
·  ·  ·  ·  with lubricating means  [5]
 A61F 13/30
·  ·  ·  ·  Distal portion of inserting means being deformed, expanded, or ruptured to permit passage of insert therethrough  [5]
 A61F 13/32
·  ·  ·  ·  with slidable ejector, e.g. plunger or ram, inside tubular inserting means  [5]
 A61F 13/34
·  ·  ·  Means for withdrawing tampons  [5]
 A61F 13/36
·  ·  Surgical swabs, e.g. for absorbency or packing body cavities during surgery (A61F 13/38, A61F 13/40 take precedence)  [5]
 A61F 13/38
·  ·  Swabs having a stick-type handle (A61F 13/40 takes precedence)  [5]
 A61F 13/40
·  ·  having means integral therewith for supplying media to the absorbent material, e.g. contained in a rupturable reservoir  [5]
 A61F 13/42
·  ·  with wetness indicator or alarm  [5]
 A61F 13/44
·  ·  with radio-opaque material or signalling means for residual material  [5]
 A61F 13/46
·  ·  containing layers having differing absorption characteristics, e.g. flow control, wicking  [5]
 A61F 13/48
·  ·  ·  Compressed layers  [5]
 A61F 13/50
·  ·  ·  ·  having discontinuous areas of compression  [5]
 A61F 13/52
·  ·  ·  Layers coated or treated to decrease absorbency  [5]
 A61F 13/54
·  ·  characterised by specific fibre orientation or weave  [5]
 A61F 13/56
·  ·  Supporting or fastening means  [5]
 A61F 13/58
·  ·  ·  Adhesive tab fastener elements (A61F 13/66 takes precedence)  [5]
 A61F 13/60
·  ·  ·  ·  with release means associated with tab fasteners  [5]
 A61F 13/62
·  ·  ·  Fabric strip fastener elements, e.g. hook and loop (A61F 13/66 takes precedence)  [5]
 A61F 13/64
·  ·  ·  Straps, belts, ties or endless bands (A61F 13/66 takes precedence)  [5]
 A61F 13/66
·  ·  ·  Garments, holders or supports not integral with absorbent pads  [5]
 A61F 13/68
·  ·  ·  ·  abdominal enclosing type  [5]
 A61F 13/70
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  with openable or removable crotch portion  [5]
 A61F 13/72
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  with endless waist encircling band, e.g. panty type  [5]
 A61F 13/74
·  ·  ·  ·  having means to retain absorbent pads  [5]
 A61F 13/76
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  transverse to width of the pads or fastener elements, e.g. straps, end flaps or tucks  [5]
 A61F 13/78
·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  Button or snap fastener elements  [5]
 A61F 13/80
·  ·  ·  ·  adjustable relative to body crotch area  [5]
 A61F 13/82
·  ·  ·  ·  with means for attaching to the body  [5]
 A61F 15/00
Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages
 A61F 15/02
·  Devices for cutting bandages of any kind, e.g. shears, cast-cutting saws
 A61F 17/00
First-aid kits