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SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
  
HEALTH; AMUSEMENT
 A61
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
 A61H
PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC 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 A61F 4/00; electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy A61N)
 A61H

Note(s)

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.

 A61H
Subclass index
APPLIANCES FOR AIDING INVALIDS TO WALK ABOUT 3/00
APPARATUS FOR PASSIVE EXERCISING, FOR EXERCISING THE EYES 1/00, 5/00
MASSAGE
Techniques of massage 7/00, 9/00, 15/00, 23/00
Belts, strips or combs for massage 11/00
Massage of particular parts of the body and devices therefor 13/00, 19/00, 21/00
Accessories for massage 37/00
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION 31/00
THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC BATHING 33/00, 35/00, 36/00
DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS OF THE BODY 39/00
 A61H 1/00
Apparatus for passive exercising (A61H 5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones (percussion or vibration massage A61H 23/00)  [2]
 A61H 1/00

Note(s)

This group does not cover orthopaedic methods or devices, which are covered by group A61F 5/00 [7]

 A61H 1/02
·  Stretching or bending apparatus for exercising
 A61H 3/00
Appliances for aiding invalids to walk about (apparatus for helping babies to walk A47D 13/04; exercising apparatus for the feet or toes A63B 23/10)
 A61H 3/02
·  Crutches
 A61H 3/04
·  Wheeled walking aids for invalids
 A61H 3/06
·  Walking aids for blind persons (walking sticks A45B; replacing direct visual perception by another kind of perception A61F 9/08)
 A61H 5/00
Exercisers for the eyes
 A61H 7/00 - 
A61H 23/00
Massage (of the heart A61H 31/00; accessories for massage A61H 37/00; electro-medical massage devices applying electric current by contact A61N 1/18)
 A61H 7/00
Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for (brushes in general A46; bathing sponges, brushes, gloves or similar cleaning or rubbing implements not specially for massage A47K 7/02; suction devices for nursing A61M 1/06, A61M 1/08)
 A61H 9/00
Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
 A61H 11/00
Belts, strips, or combs for massage purposes
 A61H 11/02
·  Massage devices with strips oscillating lengthwise
 A61H 13/00
Gum massage
 A61H 15/00
Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
 A61H 15/02
·  adapted for simultaneous treatment with light, heat, or drugs
 A61H 19/00
Massage of the genitals
 A61H 21/00
Massage devices for cavities of the body
 A61H 23/00
Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms
 A61H 23/02
·  with electric or magnetic drive  [2]
 A61H 23/04
·  with hydraulic or pneumatic drive
 A61H 23/06
·  Hand percussion
   
 A61H 31/00
Artificial respiration or heart stimulation (artificial respiration by treatment with gas or air, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration, A61M 16/00; applying electric currents by contact electrodes for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers, A61N 1/36)
 A61H 31/02
·  "Iron-lungs", whether or not combined with gas breathing means
 A61H 33/00
Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes (A61H 35/00 takes precedence; for subaquatic intestinal cleaning A61M 9/00; electric or magnetic baths, applying ionised fluids A61N 1/44)  [6]
 A61H 33/02
·  Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths
 A61H 33/04
·  Appliances for sand, mud, or foam baths; Appliances for metal baths, e.g. using metal salt solutions  [6]
 A61H 33/06
·  Artificial hot-air or cold-air baths; Steam or gas baths or douches, e.g. sauna or Finnish baths (pneumatic chambers A61G 10/00)
 A61H 33/08
·  ·  Air douches for hygienic purposes (hair-driers A45D 20/00; body-drying devices A47K 10/48; electric heating elements H05B)
 A61H 33/10
·  ·  Devices on tubs for steam baths
 A61H 33/12
·  ·  Steam baths for the face
 A61H 33/14
·  Devices for gas baths with ozone, hydrogen, or the like (production of ozone or hydrogen C01B, C25B 1/02)
 A61H 35/00
Baths for specific parts of the body, e.g. breast douches (bidets without upward-spraying means A47K 3/26; devices for cleaning the buttocks A47K 7/08; for subaquatic intestinal cleaning A61M 9/00)  [6]
 A61H 35/02
·  for the eyes  [6]
 A61H 35/04
·  for the nose  [6]
 A61H 36/00
Sweating suits
 A61H 37/00
Accessories for massage  [6]
 A61H 39/00
Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture (locating by bioelectric signal detection A61B 5/04; locating by using electric currents or magnetic fields A61B 5/05)  [2]
 A61H 39/02
·  Devices for locating such points  [2]
 A61H 39/04
·  Devices for pressing such points, e.g. shiatsu (massage or pressure on general areas A61H 9/00-A61H 23/00)  [2]
 A61H 39/06
·  Devices for heating or cooling such points within cell-life limits (heating or cooling appliances for medical treatment of general areas of the human body A61F 7/00)  [2]
 A61H 39/08
·  Devices for applying needles to such points, i.e. for acupuncture  [2]