IPC-Stelle: A61F 9/00 [Version 2006.01]

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ASKSECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61USKHEALTH; AMUSEMENT
A61KLMEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61FUKLFILTERS 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) [6, 2006.01]
A61F 2/00ZWFilters, devices providing patency to tubular structures, prostheses or accessories (anatomic models, educational appliances G09B)
A61F 2/00HGRFilters 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) [4, 6, 2006.01]
A61F 2/01UGR1
.Filters implantable into blood vessels [6]
A61F 2/02UGR1
.Prostheses implantable into the body [4]
A61F 2/04UGR2
. .Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents A61F 2/82) [4, 2006.01]
A61F 2/06UGR3
. . .Blood vessels [4]
A61F 2/08UGR2
. .Muscles; Tendons; Ligaments [4]
A61F 2/10UGR2
. .Hair or skin implants [4]
A61F 2/12UGR2
. .Mammary prostheses [4]
A61F 2/14UGR2
. .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 2/16UGR3
. . .Intraocular lenses [4]
A61F 2/18UGR2
. .Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums [4]
A61F 2/20UGR2
. .Larynxes; Tracheae combined with larynxes or for use therewith (tracheae, bronchi per seA61F 2/04) [4]
A61F 2/24UGR2
. .Heart valves [4]
A61F 2/26UGR2
. .Penis implants [4]
A61F 2/28UGR2
. .Bones (joints A61F 2/30) [4]
A61F 2/30UGR2
. .Joints [4]
A61F 2/32UGR3
. . .for the hip [4]
A61F 2/34UGR4
. . . .Acetabular cups [4]
A61F 2/36UGR4
. . . .Femoral heads [4]
A61F 2/38UGR3
. . .for elbows or knees [4]
A61F 2/40UGR3
. . .for shoulders [4]
A61F 2/42UGR3
. . .for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes [4]
A61F 2/44UGR3
. . .for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs [4]
A61F 2/46UGR3
. . .Special tools for implanting artificial joints (surgical instruments A61B 17/00) [4]
A61F 2/48UGR2
. .Operating or control means, e.g. from outside the body, control of sphincters [4]
A61F 2/50UGR1
.Prostheses not implantable in the body [4]
A61F 2/52UGR2
. .Mammary prostheses (brassières A41C 3/00) [4]
A61F 2/54UGR2
. .Artificial arms or hands or parts thereof [4]
A61F 2/56UGR3
. . .adjustable [4]
A61F 2/58UGR3
. . .Elbows; Wrists [4]
A61F 2/60UGR2
. .Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof [4]
A61F 2/62UGR3
. . .adjustable, e.g. adjustable shank, thigh, or tubular skeletal system [4]
A61F 2/64UGR3
. . .Knee joints [4]
A61F 2/66UGR3
. . .Feet; Ankle joints [4]
A61F 2/68UGR2
. .Operating or control means [4]
A61F 2/70UGR3
. . .electrical [4]
A61F 2/72UGR4
. . . .Bioelectric control, e.g. myoelectric [4]
A61F 2/74UGR3
. . .fluid [4]
A61F 2/76UGR2
. .Means for assembling, fitting, or testing prostheses, e.g. for measuring or balancing [4]
A61F 2/78UGR2
. .Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body, e.g. bandages, harnesses, straps, or stockings for the limb stump [4]
A61F 2/80UGR3
. . .Sockets, e.g. of suction type [4]
A61F 2/82UGR1
.Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (for closing wounds, or holding wounds closed A61B 17/03; dilators A61M 29/00) [2006.01]
A61F 2/84UGR2
. .Instruments specially adapted for their placement or removal [2006.01]
A61F 2/86UGR2
. .Stents formed from wire-like elements [2006.01]
A61F 2/88UGR3
. . .formed as helical or spiral coils (nets formed from intersecting coils A61F 2/90) [2006.01]
A61F 2/90UGR3
. . .the wire-like elements forming a net structure [2006.01]
A61F 2/92UGR2
. .Stents in the form of a rolled-up sheet expanding after insertion into the vessel [2006.01]
A61F 2/94UGR2
. .Stents retaining their form after locating in the predetermined place [2006.01]
A61F 3/00HGRLengthening pieces for natural legs
A61F 4/00HGRMethods 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) [4]
A61F 5/00ZWE
A61F 5/00HGROrthopaedic 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) [3, 4, 5]
A61F 5/01UGR1
.Orthopaedic devices, e.g. long-term immobilising or pressure directing devices for treating broken or deformed bones such as splints, casts or braces
A61F 5/02UGR2
. .Orthopaedic corsets (arm-rests for use as writing aids B43L 15/00)
A61F 5/03UGR2
. .Corsets or bandages for abdomen, teat, or breast support, with or without pads (brassières A41C 3/00)
A61F 5/04UGR2
. .Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints [4]
A61F 5/042UGR3
. . .for extension or stretching [6]
A61F 5/045UGR4
. . . .Equipment for beds, treatment tables, floor frames or the like [6]
A61F 5/048UGR4
. . . .Traction splints [6]
A61F 5/05UGR3
. . .for immobilising (A61F 5/042 takes precedence) [6]
A61F 5/052UGR4
. . . .specially adapted to facilitate walking, e.g. ambulatory braces [6]
A61F 5/055UGR4
. . . .Cervical collars [6]
A61F 5/058UGR4
. . . .Splints (A61F 5/052 takes precedence) [6]
A61F 5/08UGR2
. .Devices for correcting deformities of the nose
A61F 5/10UGR2
. .Devices for correcting deformities of the fingers
A61F 5/11UGR2
. .Devices for correcting deformities of the nails
A61F 5/14UGR2
. .Special medical insertions for shoes for flat-feet, club-feet, or the like (ordinary arch supports A43B 7/14)
A61F 5/24UGR2
. .Trusses
A61F 5/26UGR3
. . .with belt springs
A61F 5/28UGR3
. . .Supports for trusses
A61F 5/30UGR2
. .Pressure pads (corn-pads, corn-rings A61F 13/06)
A61F 5/32UGR3
. . .Adjustable pressure pads
A61F 5/34UGR3
. . .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 5/37UGR1
.Restraining devices for the body or for body parts; Restraining shirts
A61F 5/40UGR1
.Suspensory bandages
A61F 5/41UGR1
.Devices for promoting penis erection (penis implants A61F 2/26; massage of the genitals A61H 19/00) [4]
A61F 5/44UGR1
.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)
A61F 5/441UGR2
. .having deodorant means, e.g. filters [4]
A61F 5/442UGR2
. .having irrigation ports or means (irrigators A61M 3/02) [4]
A61F 5/443UGR2
. .having hydrocolloid type seals, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums [4]
A61F 5/445UGR2
. .Colostomy devices (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence) [4]
A61F 5/447UGR3
. . .Bag anticollapse features [4]
A61F 5/448UGR3
. . .Means attaching bag to seal ring [4]
A61F 5/449UGR3
. . .Body securing means, e.g. belts, garments [4]
A61F 5/451UGR2
. .Genital receptacles (A61F 5/441, A61F 5/442, A61F 5/443 take precedence) [4]
A61F 5/452UGR3
. . .with separate faecal receiving compartment [4]
A61F 5/453UGR3
. . .for collecting urine or other discharge from male member (A61F 6/04 takes precedence) [4]
A61F 5/455UGR3
. . .for collecting urine or discharge from female member [4]
A61F 5/457UGR3
. . .Body securing means, e.g. belts, straps or harnesses [4]
A61F 5/458UGR4
. . . .adherent or inflatable type (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C 29/00) [4]
A61F 5/48UGR1
.Devices for preventing wetting or pollution of the bed
A61F 5/50UGR1
.Devices for preventing finger-sucking
A61F 5/56UGR1
.Devices for preventing snoring
A61F 5/58UGR1
.Apparatus for correcting stammering or stuttering
A61F 6/00HGRContraceptive devices; Pessaries; Applicators therefor (chemical aspects of contraception A61K) [5]
A61F 6/02UGR1
.for use by males (A61F 6/20 takes precedence) [5]
A61F 6/04UGR2
. .Condoms, sheaths or the like [5]
A61F 6/06UGR1
.for use by females (A61F 6/20 takes precedence) [5]
A61F 6/08UGR2
. .Pessaries, i.e. devices worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition or prevent conception [5]
A61F 6/10UGR3
. . .Diaphragms [5]
A61F 6/12UGR3
. . .Inserters or removers [5]
A61F 6/14UGR2
. .intra-uterine type [5]
A61F 6/16UGR3
. . .inflatable [5]
A61F 6/18UGR3
. . .Inserters or removers [5]
A61F 6/20UGR1
.Vas deferens occluders; Fallopian occluders [5]
A61F 6/22UGR2
. .implantable in tubes [5]
A61F 6/24UGR3
. . .characterised by valve means [5]
A61F 7/00HGRHeating 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; electric heating elements H05B) [5]
A61F 7/02UGR1
.Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling [3]
A61F 7/03UGR2
. .thermophore, i.e. self-heating [3]
A61F 7/08UGR1
.Warming pads, pans or mats (A61F 7/02 takes precedence); Hot-water bottles [3]
A61F 7/10UGR1
.Cooling bags, e.g. ice-bags
A61F 7/12UGR1
.Devices for heating or cooling internal body cavities
A61F 9/00ZWTreatment or protection of the eyes or ears; Substitution by other senses
A61F 9/00HGRMethods 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; appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H 3/00; eye baths A61H 35/02; sunglasses or goggles having the same features as spectacles G02C)
A61F 9/007UGR1
.Methods or devices for eye surgery [6]
A61F 9/008UGR2
. .using laser [7]
A61F 9/009UGR3
. . .Auxiliary devices for making contact with the eyeball and coupling-in laser light [7]
A61F 9/01UGR3
. . .Treatment of the cornea [7]
A61F 9/011UGR3
. . .invasive [7]
A61F 9/013UGR2
. .for compensation of ocular refraction (A61F 9/008 takes precedence) [6, 7]
A61F 9/02UGR1
.Goggles
A61F 9/04UGR1
.Eye-masks
A61F 9/06UGR2
. .Masks, shields, or hoods for welders (safety devices for welding in general F16P 1/00)
A61F 9/08UGR1
.Devices or methods enabling eye-patients to replace direct visual perception by another kind of perception
A61F 11/00HGRMethods 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)
A61F 11/04UGR1
.Devices or methods enabling ear patients to replace direct auditory perception by another kind of perception
A61F 11/06UGR1
.Protective devices for the ears [5]
A61F 11/08UGR2
. .internal, e.g. earplugs [5]
A61F 11/10UGR3
. . .inflatable or expandable [5]
A61F 11/12UGR3
. . .External mounting means [5]
A61F 11/14UGR2
. .external, e.g. earcaps or earmuffs [5]
A61F 13/00ZWBandages, dressings or absorbent pads; First-aid kits
A61F 13/00HGRBandages 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)
A61F 13/02UGR1
.Adhesive plasters or dressings (A61F 13/06-A61F 13/15 take precedence; surgical adhesives or cements A61L 24/00) [4, 5]
A61F 13/04UGR1
.Plaster of Paris bandages; Other stiffening bandages (A61F 13/06-A61F 13/15 take precedence; orthopaedic casts made from stiffening bandages A61F 5/01)
A61F 13/06UGR1
.specially adapted for feet or legs; Corn-pads; Corn-rings
A61F 13/08UGR2
. .Elastic stockings; for contracting aneurisms
A61F 13/10UGR1
.specially adapted for fingers, hands, or arms; Finger-stalls; Nail-protectors
A61F 13/12UGR1
.specially adapted for the head or neck
A61F 13/14UGR1
.specially adapted for the breast or abdomen (corsets or bandages for support of breast or abdomen A61F 5/03)
A61F 13/15UGR1
.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 13/20UGR2
. .Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor [5]
A61F 13/22UGR3
. . .Tampons made of rolled-up material [5]
A61F 13/24UGR3
. . .Cup-shaped type tampons [5]
A61F 13/26UGR3
. . .Means for inserting tampons [5]
A61F 13/28UGR4
. . . .with lubricating means [5]
A61F 13/30UGR4
. . . .Distal portion of inserting means being deformed, expanded, or ruptured to permit passage of insert therethrough [5]
A61F 13/32UGR4
. . . .with slidable ejector, e.g. plunger or ram, inside tubular inserting means [5]
A61F 13/34UGR3
. . .Means for withdrawing tampons [5]
A61F 13/36UGR2
. .Surgical swabs, e.g. for absorbency or packing body cavities during surgery (A61F 13/38, A61F 13/40 take precedence) [5]
A61F 13/38UGR2
. .Swabs having a stick-type handle (A61F 13/40 takes precedence) [5]
A61F 13/40UGR2
. .having means integral therewith for supplying media to the absorbent material, e.g. contained in a rupturable reservoir [5]
A61F 13/42UGR2
. .with wetness indicator or alarm [5]
A61F 13/44UGR2
. .with radio-opaque material or signalling means for residual material [5]
A61F 13/45UGR2
. .characterised by the shape (cup-shaped type tampons A61F 13/24) [7]
A61F 13/47UGR3
. . .Sanitary towels, incontinence pads or napkins (A61F 13/49 takes precedence) [7]
A61F 13/471UGR4
. . . .specially adapted for male use [7, 2006.01]
A61F 13/472UGR4
. . . .specially adapted for female use [7, 2006.01]
A61F 13/474UGR4
. . . .adjustable [7]
A61F 13/475UGR4
. . . .characterised by edge leakage prevention means [7]
A61F 13/476UGR4
. . . .characterised by encircling the crotch region of the undergarment, e.g. with flaps [7]
A61F 13/49UGR3
. . .specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers, nappies [7]
A61F 13/491UGR4
. . . .specially adapted for gender distinct urine discharge pattern [7]
A61F 13/493UGR4
. . . .adjustable [7]
A61F 13/494UGR4
. . . .characterised by edge leakage prevention means [7]
A61F 13/495UGR4
. . . .with faecal cavity [7]
A61F 13/496UGR4
. . . .in the form of pants or briefs [7]
A61F 13/505UGR2
. .with separable parts, e.g. combination of disposable and reusable parts (A61F 13/20 takes precedence; supporting or fastening means A61F 13/56) [7]
A61F 13/51UGR2
. .characterised by the outer layers of the pads (A61F 13/20 takes precedence) [7]
A61F 13/511UGR3
. . .Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin [7]
A61F 13/512UGR4
. . . .characterised by its apertures, e.g. perforations [7]
A61F 13/513UGR4
. . . .having areas of different permeability [7]
A61F 13/514UGR3
. . .Backsheet, i.e. the impermeable cover or layer furthest from the skin [7]
A61F 13/515UGR3
. . .characterised by the interconnection of the topsheet and the backsheet [7]
A61F 13/53UGR2
. .characterised by the absorbing medium (A61F 13/20 takes precedence) [7]
A61F 13/531UGR3
. . .having a homogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad (A61F 13/538, A61F 13/539 take precedence) [7]
A61F 13/532UGR4
. . . .inhomogeneous in the plane of the pad [7]
A61F 13/533UGR5
. . . . .having discontinuous areas of compression [7]
A61F 13/534UGR3
. . .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) [7]
A61F 13/535UGR4
. . . .inhomogeneous in the plane of the pad, e.g. core absorbent layers being of different sizes (A61F 13/537 takes precedence) [7]
A61F 13/536UGR5
. . . . .having discontinuous areas of compression [7]
A61F 13/537UGR4
. . . .characterised by a layer facilitating or inhibiting flow in one direction or plane, e.g. a wicking layer [7]
A61F 13/538UGR3
. . .characterised by specific fibre orientation or weave [7]
A61F 13/539UGR3
. . .characterised by the connection of absorbent layers with each other or with the outer layers [7]
A61F 13/551UGR2
. .Packages or wrapping arrangements for used pads, e.g. for disposal [7]
A61F 13/56UGR2
. .Supporting or fastening means [5]
A61F 13/58UGR3
. . .Adhesive tab fastener elements (A61F 13/66 takes precedence) [5]
A61F 13/60UGR4
. . . .with release means associated with tab fasteners [5]
A61F 13/62UGR3
. . .Fabric strip fastener elements, e.g. hook and loop (A61F 13/66 takes precedence) [5]
A61F 13/64UGR3
. . .Straps, belts, ties or endless bands (A61F 13/66 takes precedence) [5]
A61F 13/66UGR3
. . .Garments, holders or supports not integral with absorbent pads [5]
A61F 13/68UGR4
. . . .abdominal enclosing type [5]
A61F 13/70UGR5
. . . . .with openable or removable crotch portion [5]
A61F 13/72UGR5
. . . . .with endless waist encircling band, e.g. panty type [5]
A61F 13/74UGR4
. . . .having means to retain absorbent pads [5]
A61F 13/76UGR5
. . . . .transverse to width of the pads or fastener elements, e.g. straps, end flaps or tucks [5]
A61F 13/78UGR6
. . . . . .Button or snap fastener elements [5]
A61F 13/80UGR4
. . . .adjustable relative to body crotch area [5]
A61F 13/82UGR4
. . . .with means for attaching to the body [5]
A61F 13/84UGR2
. .Accessories, not otherwise provided for, for absorbent pads [7]
A61F 15/00HGRAuxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages
A61F 15/02UGR1
.Devices for cutting bandages of any kind, e.g. shears, cast-cutting saws
A61F 17/00HGRFirst-aid kits