A
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HEALTH; LIFE-SAVING; AMUSEMENT
A61
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61N
ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B 18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infra-red radiators for heating H05B) [6]

Note(s) [7]

  • In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
    • "therapy" implies that the treatment, when it aims at destroying sick or abnormal cells, is performed within the limits of healthy cell life, the destruction thereof being undesired, contrary to that which takes place with instruments, devices or methods covered by group A61B 18/00.
Subclass index
ELECTROTHERAPY 1/00
MAGNETOTHERAPY 2/00
RADIATION THERAPY 5/00
ULTRASOUND THERAPY 7/00
A61N 1/00
Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor (A61N 2/00 takes precedence; electrically conductive preparations for use in therapy or testing in vivo A61K 50/00) [2006.01]
A61N 1/02
Details [2006.01]
A61N 1/04
Electrodes [2006.01]
A61N 1/05
for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode (A61N 1/06 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61N 1/06
for high-frequency therapy [2006.01]
A61N 1/08
Arrangements or circuits for monitoring, protecting, controlling or indicating (for a single specific type of apparatus A61N 1/10-A61N 1/44) [2006.01]
A61N 1/10
Applying static electricity (applying ionised gases or vapours A61N 1/44) [2006.01]
A61N 1/14
Leading-off electric charges, e.g. by earthing [2006.01]
A61N 1/16
Screening or neutralising undesirable influences from atmospheric or terrestrial radiation or fields [2006.01]
A61N 1/18
Applying electric currents by contact electrodes [2006.01]
A61N 1/20
continuous direct currents [2006.01]
A61N 1/22
Electromedical belts [2006.01]
A61N 1/24
with built-in power source [2006.01]
A61N 1/26
Electromedical brushes; Electromedical massage devices [2006.01]
A61N 1/28
Apparatus for applying thermoelectric currents [2006.01]
A61N 1/30
Apparatus for iontophoresis or cataphoresis [2006.01]
A61N 1/32
alternating or intermittent currents [2006.01]
A61N 1/34
for producing anaesthesia [2006.01]
A61N 1/36
for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers [2006.01]
A61N 1/362
Heart stimulators (A61N 1/372 takes precedence; heart defibrillators A61N 1/39) [2006.01]
A61N 1/365
controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. by heart potential [2006.01]
A61N 1/368
comprising more than one electrode co-operating with different heart regions [2006.01]
A61N 1/37
Monitoring; Protecting [2006.01]
A61N 1/372
Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators [2006.01]
A61N 1/375
Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings [2006.01]
A61N 1/378
Electrical supply [2006.01]
A61N 1/38
for producing shock effects [2006.01]
A61N 1/39
Heart defibrillators [2006.01]
A61N 1/40
Applying electric fields by inductive or capacitive coupling [2006.01]
A61N 1/44
Applying ionised fluids [2006.01]
A61N 2/00
Magnetotherapy [2006.01]
A61N 2/02
using magnetic fields produced by coils, including single turn loops or electromagnets (A61N 2/12 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61N 2/04
using variable fields, e.g. low frequency or pulsating fields [2006.01]
A61N 2/06
using magnetic fields produced by permanent magnets (A61N 2/12 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61N 2/08
applied externally [2006.01]
A61N 2/10
applied within the body, e.g. with injected or implanted elements [2006.01]
A61N 2/12
using variable magnetic fields obtained by mechanical movement [2006.01]
A61N 5/00
Radiation therapy (devices or apparatus applicable to both therapy and diagnosis A61B 6/00; applying radioactive material to the body A61M 36/00) [2006.01]
A61N 5/01
Devices for producing movement of radiation source during therapy [2006.01]
A61N 5/02
using microwaves (A61N 5/01 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61N 5/04
Radiators for near-field treatment [2006.01]
A61N 5/06
using light (A61N 5/01 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61N 5/067
using laser light [2006.01]
A61N 5/073
using polarised light (A61N 5/067 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61N 5/08
using combined infra-red and ultra-violet light [2006.01]
A61N 5/10
X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy (A61N 5/01 takes precedence) [2006.01]
A61N 7/00
Ultrasound therapy (lithotripsy A61B 17/22, A61B 17/225; massage using supersonic vibration A61H 23/00) [2006.01]
A61N 7/02
Localised ultrasound hyperthermia [2006.01]