|  | A |
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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 4/00; electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61H 5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus [2]

|  | 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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47D 13/04; exercising apparatus for the feet or toes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A45B; replacing direct visual perception by another kind of perception Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 9/08)

|  | A61H 5/00 |
Exercisers for the eyes

|  | A61H 7/00 - A61H 23/00 |
Massage (of the heart Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61H 31/00; accessories for massage Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61H 37/00; electro-medical massage devices applying electric current by contact Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A46; bathing sponges, brushes, gloves or similar cleaning or rubbing implements not specially for massage Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47K 7/02; suction devices for nursing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 1/06, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 16/00; applying electric currents by contact electrodes for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61H 35/00 takes precedence; for subaquatic intestinal cleaning Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61M 9/00; electric or magnetic baths, applying ionised fluids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61G 10/00)

|  | A61H 33/08 |
· · | Air douches for hygienic purposes (hair-driers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A45D 20/00; body-drying devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47K 10/48; electric heating elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C01B, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C25B 1/02)

|  | A61H 35/00 |
Baths for specific parts of the body, e.g. breast douches (bidets without upward-spraying means Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47K 3/22; devices for cleaning the buttocks Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47K 7/08; for subaquatic intestinal cleaning Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 (chiropodists' instruments Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/54) [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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61H 9/00-A61H 23/00) [2]

|  | A61H 39/06 |
· | Devices for heating or cooling such points within cell-life limits (cauterisers, moxaburners, cryogenic apparatus Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 17/36; heating or cooling appliances for medical treatment of general areas of the human body Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61F 7/00) [2]

|  | A61H 39/08 |
· | Devices for applying needles to such points, i.e. for acupuncture [2]