A
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HEALTH; LIFE-SAVING; AMUSEMENT
A61
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61F
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) [2006.01]
Subclass index
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES OR ACCESSORIES 2/00, 3/00
INVALID OPERATED APPARATUS OR DEVICES 4/00
ORTHOPAEDICS, NURSING, CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES 5/00, 6/00
FOMENTATION, HEATING OR COOLING 7/00
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF THE EYES OR EARS, SUBSTITUTION BY OTHER SENSES 9/00, 11/00
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS 13/00, 15/00, 17/00
Filters; Devices providing patency to tubular structures; Prostheses; Accessories
A61F 2/00
Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (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) [2006.01]
A61F 2/01
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Filters implantable into blood vessels [2006.01]
A61F 2/02
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Prostheses implantable into the body [2006.01]
A61F 2/04
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Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi or bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence; devices, other than stent-grafts, providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents, A61F 2/82; instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts A61F 2/95) [2013.01]
A61F 2/06
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Blood vessels [2013.01]
A61F 2/07
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Stent-grafts [2013.01]
A61F 2/08
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Muscles; Tendons; Ligaments [2006.01]
A61F 2/10
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Hair or skin implants [2006.01]
A61F 2/12
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Mammary prostheses [2006.01]
A61F 2/14
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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) [2006.01]
A61F 2/16
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Intraocular lenses [2006.01]
A61F 2/18
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Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums [2006.01]
A61F 2/20
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Larynxes; Tracheae combined with larynxes or for use therewith (tracheae, bronchi per se A61F 2/04) [2006.01]
A61F 2/24
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Heart valves [2006.01]
A61F 2/26
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Penis implants [2006.01]
A61F 2/28
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Bones (joints A61F 2/30) [2006.01]
A61F 2/30
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Joints [2006.01]
A61F 2/32
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for the hip [2006.01]
A61F 2/34
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Acetabular cups [2006.01]
A61F 2/36
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Femoral heads [2006.01]
A61F 2/38
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for elbows or knees [2006.01]
A61F 2/40
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for shoulders [2006.01]
A61F 2/42
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for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes [2006.01]
A61F 2/44
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for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs [2006.01]
A61F 2/46
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Special tools for implanting artificial joints (surgical instruments A61B 17/00) [2006.01]
A61F 2/48
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Operating or control means, e.g. from outside the body, control of sphincters [2006.01]
A61F 2/50
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Prostheses not implantable in the body [2006.01]
A61F 2/52
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Mammary prostheses (brassières A41C 3/00) [2006.01]
A61F 2/54
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Artificial arms or hands or parts thereof [2006.01]
A61F 2/56
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adjustable [2006.01]
A61F 2/58
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Elbows; Wrists [2006.01]
A61F 2/60
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Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof [2006.01]
A61F 2/62
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adjustable, e.g. adjustable shank, thigh, or tubular skeletal system [2006.01]
A61F 2/64
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Knee joints [2006.01]
A61F 2/66
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Feet; Ankle joints [2006.01]
A61F 2/68
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Operating or control means [2006.01]
A61F 2/70
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electrical [2006.01]
A61F 2/72
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Bioelectric control, e.g. myoelectric [2006.01]
A61F 2/74
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fluid [2006.01]
A61F 2/76
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Means for assembling, fitting, or testing prostheses, e.g. for measuring or balancing [2006.01]
A61F 2/78
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Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body, e.g. bandages, harnesses, straps, or stockings for the limb stump [2006.01]
A61F 2/80
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Sockets, e.g. of suction type [2006.01]
A61F 2/82
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Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (stent-grafts for tubular structures of the body other than blood vessels A61F 2/04; stent-grafts for blood vessels A61F 2/07; instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts A61F 2/95; for closing wounds, or holding wounds closed A61B 17/03; dilators A61M 29/00) [2013.01]
A61F 2/844
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folded prior to deployment [2013.01]
A61F 2/848
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having means for fixation to the vessel wall, e.g. barbs [2013.01]
A61F 2/852
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Two or more distinct overlapping stents [2013.01]
A61F 2/856
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Single tubular stent with side portal passage [2013.01]
A61F 2/86
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Stents in a form characterised by wire-like elements; Stents in a form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure [2013.01]
A61F 2/88
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the wire-like elements formed as helical or spiral coils (forming a net-like or mesh-like structure A61F 2/90) [2006.01]
A61F 2/89
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the wire-like elements comprising two or more adjacent rings flexibly connected by separate members [2013.01]
A61F 2/90
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characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure [2013.01]
A61F 2/91
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made from perforated sheets or tubes, e.g. perforated by laser cuts or etched holes [2013.01]
A61F 2/915
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with bands having a meander structure, adjacent bands being connected to each other [2013.01]
A61F 2/92
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Stents in the form of a rolled-up sheet expanding after insertion into the vessel [2013.01]
A61F 2/93
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circumferentially expandable by using ratcheting locks [2013.01]
A61F 2/94
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Stents retaining their form, i.e. not being deformable, after placement in the predetermined place [2013.01]
A61F 2/945
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hardenable, e.g. stents formed in situ [2013.01]
A61F 2/95
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Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts [2013.01]
A61F 2/954
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for placing stents or stent-grafts in a bifurcation [2013.01]
A61F 2/958
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Inflatable balloons for placing stents or stent-grafts [2013.01]
A61F 2/962
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having an outer sleeve [2013.01]
A61F 2/966
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with relative longitudinal movement between outer sleeve and prosthesis, e.g. using a push rod [2013.01]
A61F 2/97
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the outer sleeve being splittable [2013.01]
A61F 3/00
Lengthening pieces for natural legs [2006.01]
A61F 4/00
Methods or devices enabling patients or disabled persons 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) [2006.01]
A61F 5/00
Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints (surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints, devices specially adapted therefor A61B 17/56); Nursing devices (bandages, dressings or absorbent pads A61F 13/00) [2006.01]

Note(s) [7]

  • This group does not cover chiropractic methods or devices, which are covered by group A61H 1/00.
A61F 5/01
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Orthopaedic devices, e.g. long-term immobilising or pressure directing devices for treating broken or deformed bones such as splints, casts or braces [2006.01]
A61F 5/02
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Orthopaedic corsets [2006.01]
A61F 5/03
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Corsets or bandages for abdomen, teat, or breast support, with or without pads (brassières A41C 3/00) [2006.01]
A61F 5/04
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Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints [2006.01]
A61F 5/042
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for extension or stretching [2006.01]
A61F 5/045
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Equipment for beds, treatment tables, floor frames or the like [2006.01]
A61F 5/048
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Traction splints [2006.01]
A61F 5/05
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for immobilising (A61F 5/042 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 5/052
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specially adapted to facilitate walking, e.g. ambulatory braces [2006.01]
A61F 5/055
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Cervical collars [2006.01]
A61F 5/058
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Splints (A61F 5/052 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 5/08
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Devices for correcting deformities of the nose [2006.01]
A61F 5/10
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Devices for correcting deformities of the fingers [2006.01]
A61F 5/11
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Devices for correcting deformities of the nails [2006.01]
A61F 5/14
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Special medical insertions for shoes for flat-feet, club-feet, or the like (ordinary arch supports A43B 7/14) [2006.01]
A61F 5/24
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Trusses [2006.01]
A61F 5/26
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with belt springs [2006.01]
A61F 5/28
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Supports for trusses [2006.01]
A61F 5/30
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Pressure pads (corn-pads, corn-rings A61F 13/06) [2006.01]
A61F 5/32
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Adjustable pressure pads [2006.01]
A61F 5/34
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Pressure pads filled with air or liquid (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M 39/00) [2006.01]
A61F 5/37
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Restraining devices for the body or for body parts; Restraining shirts [2006.01]
A61F 5/40
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Suspensory bandages [2006.01]
A61F 5/41
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Devices for promoting penis erection (penis implants A61F 2/26; massage of the genitals A61H 19/00) [2006.01]
A61F 5/44
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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 (adhesives for colostomy devices A61L 24/00; materials for colostomy devices A61L 28/00) [2006.01]
A61F 5/441
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having deodorant means, e.g. filters [2006.01]
A61F 5/442
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having irrigation ports or means (irrigators A61M 3/02) [2006.01]
A61F 5/443
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having hydrocolloid type seals, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums [2006.01]
A61F 5/445
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Colostomy devices (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 5/447
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Bag anticollapse features [2006.01]
A61F 5/448
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Means attaching bag to seal ring [2006.01]
A61F 5/449
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Body securing means, e.g. belts, garments [2006.01]
A61F 5/451
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Genital receptacles (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 5/452
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with separate faecal receiving compartment [2006.01]
A61F 5/453
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for collecting urine or other discharge from male member (A61F 6/04 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 5/455
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for collecting urine or discharge from female member [2006.01]
A61F 5/457
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Body securing means, e.g. belts, straps or harnesses [2006.01]
A61F 5/458
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adherent or inflatable type [2006.01]
A61F 5/48
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Devices for preventing wetting or pollution of the bed [2006.01]
A61F 5/50
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Devices for preventing finger-sucking [2006.01]
A61F 5/56
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Devices for preventing snoring [2006.01]
A61F 5/58
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Apparatus for correcting stammering or stuttering [2006.01]
A61F 6/00
Contraceptive devices; Pessaries; Applicators therefor (chemical aspects of contraception A61K) [2006.01]
A61F 6/02
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for use by males (A61F 6/20 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 6/04
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Condoms, sheaths or the like [2006.01]
A61F 6/06
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for use by females (A61F 6/20 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 6/08
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Pessaries, i.e. devices worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition or prevent conception [2006.01]
A61F 6/10
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Diaphragms [2006.01]
A61F 6/12
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Inserters or removers [2006.01]
A61F 6/14
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intra-uterine type [2006.01]
A61F 6/16
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inflatable [2006.01]
A61F 6/18
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Inserters or removers [2006.01]
A61F 6/20
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Vas deferens occluders; Fallopian occluders [2006.01]
A61F 6/22
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implantable in tubes [2006.01]
A61F 6/24
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characterised by valve means [2006.01]
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 or ultrasound A61N) [2006.01]
A61F 7/02
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Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling [2006.01]
A61F 7/03
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thermophore, i.e. self-heating [2006.01]
A61F 7/08
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Warming pads, pans or mats (A61F 7/02 takes precedence); Hot-water bottles [2006.01]
A61F 7/10
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Cooling bags, e.g. ice-bags [2006.01]
A61F 7/12
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Devices for heating or cooling internal body cavities [2006.01]
Treatment or protection of the eyes or ears; Substitution by other senses
A61F 9/00
Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; 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; eye baths A61H 35/02; sunglasses or goggles having the same features as spectacles G02C) [2006.01]
A61F 9/007
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Methods or devices for eye surgery [2006.01]
A61F 9/008
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using laser [2006.01]
A61F 9/009
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Auxiliary devices for making contact with the eyeball and coupling-in laser light [2006.01]
A61F 9/01
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Treatment of the cornea [2006.01]
A61F 9/011
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invasive [2006.01]
A61F 9/013
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for compensation of ocular refraction (A61F 9/008 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 9/02
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Goggles (for swimming A63B 33/00) [2006.01]
A61F 9/04
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Eye-masks [2006.01]
A61F 9/06
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Masks, shields, or hoods for welders (safety devices for welding in general F16P 1/00) [2006.01]
A61F 9/08
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Devices or methods enabling eye-patients to replace direct visual perception by another kind of perception [2006.01]
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 (headwear, e.g. caps or helmets, with means for protecting the ears A42B 1/06, A42B 3/16) [2006.01]
A61F 11/04
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Devices or methods enabling ear patients to replace direct auditory perception by another kind of perception [2006.01]
A61F 11/06
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Protective devices for the ears [2006.01]
A61F 11/08
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internal, e.g. earplugs [2006.01]
A61F 11/10
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inflatable or expandable [2006.01]
A61F 11/12
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External mounting means [2006.01]
A61F 11/14
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external, e.g. earcaps or earmuffs [2006.01]
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, A61L 26/00) [2006.01]
A61F 13/02
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Adhesive plasters or dressings (A61F 13/06-A61F 13/15 take precedence; surgical adhesives or cements A61L 24/00) [2006.01]
A61F 13/04
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Plaster of Paris bandages; Other stiffening bandages (A61F 13/06-A61F 13/15 take precedence; orthopaedic casts made from stiffening bandages A61F 5/01) [2006.01]
A61F 13/06
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specially adapted for feet or legs; Corn-pads; Corn-rings [2006.01]
A61F 13/08
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Elastic stockings; for contracting aneurisms [2006.01]
A61F 13/10
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specially adapted for fingers, hands, or arms; Finger-stalls; Nail-protectors [2006.01]
A61F 13/12
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specially adapted for the head or neck [2006.01]
A61F 13/14
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specially adapted for the breast or abdomen (corsets or bandages for support of breast or abdomen A61F 5/03) [2006.01]
A61F 13/15
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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 [2006.01]
A61F 13/20
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Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor [2006.01]
A61F 13/22
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Tampons made of rolled-up material [2006.01]
A61F 13/24
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Cup-shaped type tampons [2006.01]
A61F 13/26
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Means for inserting tampons [2006.01]
A61F 13/28
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with lubricating means [2006.01]
A61F 13/30
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Distal portion of inserting means being deformed, expanded, or ruptured to permit passage of insert therethrough [2006.01]
A61F 13/32
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with slidable ejector, e.g. plunger or ram, inside tubular inserting means [2006.01]
A61F 13/34
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Means for withdrawing tampons [2006.01]
A61F 13/36
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Surgical swabs, e.g. for absorbency or packing body cavities during surgery (A61F 13/38, A61F 13/40 take precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/38
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Swabs having a stick-type handle (A61F 13/40 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/40
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having means integral therewith for supplying media to the absorbent material, e.g. contained in a rupturable reservoir [2006.01]
A61F 13/42
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with wetness indicator or alarm [2006.01]
A61F 13/44
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with radio-opaque material or signalling means for residual material [2006.01]
A61F 13/45
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characterised by the shape (cup-shaped type tampons A61F 13/24) [2006.01]
A61F 13/47
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Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins (A61F 13/49 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/471
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specially adapted for male use [2006.01]
A61F 13/472
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specially adapted for female use [2006.01]
A61F 13/474
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adjustable [2006.01]
A61F 13/475
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characterised by edge leakage prevention means [2006.01]
A61F 13/476
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characterised by encircling the crotch region of the undergarment, e.g. with flaps [2006.01]
A61F 13/49
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specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers, nappies [2006.01]
A61F 13/491
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specially adapted for gender distinct urine discharge pattern [2006.01]
A61F 13/493
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adjustable [2006.01]
A61F 13/494
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characterised by edge leakage prevention means [2006.01]
A61F 13/495
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with faecal cavity [2006.01]
A61F 13/496
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in the form of pants or briefs [2006.01]
A61F 13/505
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with separable parts, e.g. combination of disposable and reusable parts (A61F 13/20 takes precedence; supporting or fastening means A61F 13/56) [2006.01]
A61F 13/51
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characterised by the outer layers of the pads (A61F 13/20 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/511
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Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin [2006.01]
A61F 13/512
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characterised by its apertures, e.g. perforations [2006.01]
A61F 13/513
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having areas of different permeability [2006.01]
A61F 13/514
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Backsheet, i.e. the impermeable cover or layer furthest from the skin [2006.01]
A61F 13/515
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characterised by the interconnection of the topsheet and the backsheet [2006.01]
A61F 13/53
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characterised by the absorbing medium (A61F 13/20 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/531
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having a homogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad (A61F 13/538, A61F 13/539 take precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/532
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inhomogeneous in the plane of the pad [2006.01]
A61F 13/533
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having discontinuous areas of compression [2006.01]
A61F 13/534
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having an inhomogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad (A61F 13/538, A61F 13/539 take precedence; homogeneous cores with tissue wrapping A61F 13/531) [2006.01]
A61F 13/535
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inhomogeneous in the plane of the pad, e.g. core absorbent layers being of different sizes (A61F 13/537 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/536
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having discontinuous areas of compression [2006.01]
A61F 13/537
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characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer [2006.01]
A61F 13/538
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characterised by specific fibre orientation or weave [2006.01]
A61F 13/539
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characterised by the connection of absorbent layers with each other or with the outer layers [2006.01]
A61F 13/551
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Packages or wrapping arrangements for used pads, e.g. for disposal [2006.01]
A61F 13/56
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Supporting or fastening means [2006.01]
A61F 13/58
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Adhesive tab fastener elements (A61F 13/66 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/60
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with release means associated with tab fasteners [2006.01]
A61F 13/62
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Fabric strip fastener elements, e.g. hook and loop (A61F 13/66 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/64
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Straps, belts, ties or endless bands (A61F 13/66 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61F 13/66
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Garments, holders or supports not integral with absorbent pads [2006.01]
A61F 13/68
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abdominal enclosing type [2006.01]
A61F 13/70
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with openable or removable crotch portion [2006.01]
A61F 13/72
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with endless waist encircling band, e.g. panty type [2006.01]
A61F 13/74
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having means to retain absorbent pads [2006.01]
A61F 13/76
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transverse to width of the pads or fastener elements, e.g. straps, end flaps or tucks [2006.01]
A61F 13/78
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Button or snap fastener elements [2006.01]
A61F 13/80
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adjustable relative to body crotch area [2006.01]
A61F 13/82
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with means for attaching to the body [2006.01]
A61F 13/84
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Accessories, not otherwise provided for, for absorbent pads [2006.01]
A61F 15/00
Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages [2006.01]
A61F 15/02
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Devices for cutting bandages of any kind, e.g. shears, cast-cutting saws [2006.01]
A61F 17/00
First-aid kits [2006.01]