IPC-Stelle: A61M 36/02 [Version 2006.01]

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ASKSECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61USKHEALTH; AMUSEMENT
A61KLMEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61MUKLDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D 7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F 13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J 1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L; magnetotherapy using magnetic elements placed within the body A61N 2/10); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR [4, 5]
A61M 1/00HGRSuction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems (catheters A61M 25/00; tube connectors, tube couplings, valves or branch units, specially adapted for medical use A61M 39/00; devices for taking samples of blood A61B 5/15; implements for holding wounds open A61B 17/02; saliva removers for dentists A61C 17/06; filters implantable into blood vessels A61F 2/01; pumps in general F04) [5]
A61M 1/02UGR1
.Blood transfusion apparatus (blood infusion by syringes A61M 5/14)
A61M 1/04UGR1
.Pneumothorax apparatus
A61M 1/06UGR1
.Milking pumps (feeding-bottles A61J 9/00)
A61M 1/08UGR1
.Cupping glasses
A61M 1/10UGR1
.Blood pumps; Artificial hearts; Devices for mechanical circulatory assistance, e.g. intra-aortic balloon pumps (artificial heart valves A61F 2/24; heart stimulation A61H 31/00) [4]
A61M 1/12UGR2
. .implantable into the body [4]
A61M 1/14UGR1
.Dialysis systems; Artificial kidneys; Blood oxygenators (processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes B01D 61/00; semi-permeable membranes characterised by the material, manufacturing processes therefor B01D 71/00) [4]
A61M 1/16UGR2
. .with membranes [4]
A61M 1/18UGR3
. . .in the shape of hollow fibres [4]
A61M 1/20UGR3
. . .tubular [4]
A61M 1/22UGR3
. . .sheet-like [4]
A61M 1/24UGR4
. . . .spirally wound [4]
A61M 1/26UGR3
. . .which are moving [4]
A61M 1/28UGR2
. .Peritoneal dialysis [4]
A61M 1/30UGR2
. .Single needle dialysis [4]
A61M 1/32UGR2
. .Oxygenators without membranes [4]
A61M 1/34UGR1
.Filtering material out of the blood by passing it through a membrane, i.e. hemofiltration, diafiltration [4]
A61M 1/36UGR1
.Other treatment of blood in a by-pass of the natural circulatory system, e.g. temperature adaptation, irradiation [4]
A61M 1/38UGR2
. .Removing constituents from donor blood and returning remainder to body [5]
A61M 3/00ZWSyringes; Irrigators; Baths for subaquatic intestinal cleaning (other apparatus for introducing medicines into the body A61M 29/00-A61M 37/00) [6]
A61M 3/00HGRMedical syringes, e.g. enemata; Irrigators (A61M 5/00 takes precedence; pistons A61M 5/315) [2]
A61M 3/02UGR1
.Enemata; Irrigators [5]
A61M 3/04UGR2
. .specially adapted for the uterus [5]
A61M 3/06UGR2
. .combined with bidets [5]
A61M 5/00HGRDevices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests (tube connectors, tube couplings, valves or branch units, specially adapted for medical use A61M 39/00; containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes A61J 1/00) [5]
A61M 5/14UGR1
.Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor (suction in pumping blood transfusion A61M 1/02) [5]
A61M 5/142UGR2
. .Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps [5]
A61M 5/145UGR3
. . .using pressurised reservoirs, e.g. by means of pistons [5]
A61M 5/148UGR4
. . . .flexible (A61M 5/155 takes precedence) [5]
A61M 5/152UGR5
. . . . .pressurised by contraction of elastic reservoirs [5]
A61M 5/155UGR4
. . . .pressurised by gas [5]
A61M 5/158UGR2
. .Needles [5]
A61M 5/162UGR2
. .Needle sets, i.e. connections by puncture between reservoir and tube [5]
A61M 5/165UGR2
. .Filtering accessories, e.g. blood filters, filters for infusion liquids (A61M 1/34, A61M 5/36 take precedence) [5]
A61M 5/168UGR2
. .Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters [5]
A61M 5/172UGR3
. . .electrical or electronic [5]
A61M 5/175UGR3
. . .mechanical [5]
A61M 5/178UGR1
.Syringes [5]
A61M 5/19UGR2
. .having more than one chamber [5]
A61M 5/20UGR2
. .Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically (A61M 5/142 takes precedence) [2, 5]
A61M 5/24UGR2
. .Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or cartridges, e.g. automatic (ampoules or cartridges A61J 1/06) [5]
A61M 5/28UGR2
. .Syringe ampoules or cartridges, i.e. ampoules or cartridges provided with a needle [5]
A61M 5/30UGR2
. .Syringes for injection by jet action, without needle, e.g. for use with replaceable ampoules or cartridges [5]
A61M 5/303UGR3
. . .Media expelled from injector by explosive charge [5]
A61M 5/307UGR3
. . .Media expelled from injector by pressurised fluid [5]
A61M 5/31UGR2
. .Details [2, 5]
A61M 5/315UGR3
. . .Pistons; Piston-rods; Guiding, blocking or restricting the movement of the rod; Appliances on the rod for facilitating dosing [2, 5]
A61M 5/32UGR3
. . .Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub (infusion needles A61M 5/158); Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles [2, 5]
A61M 5/34UGR4
. . . .Constructions for connecting the needle [2, 5]
A61M 5/36UGR1
.with means for eliminating or preventing injection or infusion of air into body (dialysis systems, blood oxygenators A61M 1/14; hemofiltration equipment A61M 1/34) [5]
A61M 5/38UGR2
. .using hydrophilic or hydrophobic filters [5]
A61M 5/40UGR2
. .using low-level float-valve to cut off media flow from reservoir [5]
A61M 5/42UGR1
.having means for desensitising skin, for protruding skin to facilitate piercing, or for locating point where body is to be pierced [5]
A61M 5/44UGR1
.having means for cooling or heating the devices or media [5]
A61M 5/46UGR1
.having means for controlling depth of insertion [5]
A61M 5/48UGR1
.having means for varying, regulating, indicating or limiting injection pressure (A61M 5/142 takes precedence) [5]
A61M 5/50UGR1
.having means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile [5]
A61M 5/52UGR1
.Arm-rests [5]
A61M 9/00HGRBaths for subaquatic intestinal cleaning
A61M 11/00ZWSprayers; Atomisers; Insufflators
A61M 11/00HGRSprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes (in general B05B)
A61M 11/02UGR1
.operated by air pressure applied to the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
A61M 11/04UGR1
.operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
A61M 11/06UGR1
.of the injector type
A61M 11/08UGR2
. .Pocket atomisers of the injector type
A61M 13/00HGRInsufflators for therapeutic or disinfectant purposes (for the destruction of noxious animals or noxious plants A01M)
A61M 15/00ZWInhaling devices
A61M 15/00HGRInhalators
A61M 15/02UGR1
.with activated or ionized gases; Ozone-inhalators
A61M 15/06UGR1
.Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
A61M 15/08UGR1
.Inhaling devices inserted into the nose
A61M 16/00HGRDevices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes (stimulating the respiratory movement by mechanical, pneumatic or electrical means, iron lungs combined with gas breathing means A61H 31/00; respiratory apparatus in general A62B; respirators for working under water B63C 11/00) [4]
A61M 16/01UGR1
.specially adapted for anaesthetising [4]
A61M 16/04UGR1
.Tracheal tubes (catheters in general A61M 25/00) [4]
A61M 16/06UGR1
.Respiratory or anaesthetic masks [4]
A61M 16/08UGR1
.Bellows; Connecting tubes [4]
A61M 16/10UGR1
.Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours [4]
A61M 16/12UGR2
. .by mixing different gases [4]
A61M 16/14UGR2
. .by mixing different fluids, one of them being in a liquid phase [4]
A61M 16/16UGR3
. . .Devices to humidify the respiration air [4]
A61M 16/18UGR3
. . .Vaporising devices for anaesthetic preparations [4]
A61M 16/20UGR1
.Valves specially adapted to medical respiratory devices [4]
A61M 16/22UGR1
.Carbon dioxide-absorbing devices (cartridges with absorbing substances for respiratory apparatus A62B 19/00) [4]
A61M 19/00ZWOther devices for producing sleep or stupor; Devices for ending sleep or stupor [4]
A61M 19/00HGRLocal anaesthesia (syringes therefor A61M 5/00); Hypothermia (A61M 5/42 takes precedence; cooling blood in a bypass of the arterial system A61M 1/36) [2]
A61M 21/00HGROther devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis (beds for promoting sleep A61G 7/043)
A61M 21/02UGR1
.for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia (for massage A61H; electrotherapy A61N, e.g. applying alternating or intermittent electric currents for producing anaesthesia A61N 1/34) [5]
A61M 23/00ZWProbes; Catheters; Dilators; Drainage appliances for wounds; Other apparatus for introducing media, e.g. medicines, into the body or applying them to the body (syringes A61M 3/00, A61M 5/00; stents A61F 2/82)
A61M 23/00HGRSolid probes; Bougies
A61M 25/00HGRCatheters; Hollow probes (dilators A61M 29/00; for measuring or testing A61B)
A61M 25/01UGR1
.Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters (A61M 25/10 takes precedence) [5]
A61M 25/02UGR2
. .Holding devices, e.g. on the body [5]
A61M 25/04UGR3
. . .in the body, e.g. expansible [5]
A61M 25/06UGR2
. .Body-piercing guide needles or the like (A61M 25/088 takes precedence) [5, 6]
A61M 25/08UGR2
. .Advancing means, e.g. self-propelled [5]
A61M 25/082UGR3
. . .Self-propulsion arrangements (A61M 25/085 takes precedence) [6]
A61M 25/085UGR3
. . .Fluid propulsion [6]
A61M 25/088UGR2
. .using an additional catheter, e.g. to reach relatively inaccessible places [6]
A61M 25/09UGR2
. .Guide wires [6]
A61M 25/092UGR2
. .Remote control of the orientation of the distal end [6]
A61M 25/095UGR2
. .Arrangements for enabling the detection of the internal position of the catheter, e.g. radiographically [6]
A61M 25/098UGR3
. . .using radio-opaque markers [6]
A61M 25/10UGR1
.Balloon catheters [5]
A61M 25/12UGR2
. .Arrangements for detaching the balloon when in place [6]
A61M 25/14UGR1
.Arrangement or shape of fluid flow passages, e.g. of plural fluid passages (A61M 25/10 takes precedence) [6]
A61M 25/16UGR1
.Making or assembling not otherwise provided for [6]
A61M 25/18UGR2
. .Connecting catheters or probes to hubs [6]
A61M 27/00HGRDrainage appliances for wounds, or the like (implements for holding wounds open A61B 17/02)
A61M 29/00HGRDilators with or without means for introducing media, e.g. remedies (instruments for performing visual medical inspections of cavities or tubes of the body A61B 1/00) [2]
A61M 29/02UGR1
.Inflatable dilators (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C 29/00); Dilators made of swellable materials [3]
A61M 29/04UGR2
. .Dilators made of swellable materials [5]
A61M 31/00HGRDevices for introducing or retaining media, e.g. remedies, in cavities of the body (A61M 25/00 takes precedence) [2, 5]
A61M 35/00HGRDevices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body (devices for handling toilet or cosmetic substances A45D; absorbent pads, e.g. swabs, A61F 13/15) [2]
A61M 36/00HGRApplying radioactive material to the body [5]
A61M 36/02UGR1
.combined with other radiant- or wave-energy source, e.g. electromagnetic, thermal, micro-wave [5]
A61M 36/04UGR1
.Arrangements specially adapted for placing, e.g. inhaling or injecting, radioactive material within the body [5]
A61M 36/06UGR2
. .by fluid injection of radioactive or enhancing agent through a body-piercing conduit [5]
A61M 36/08UGR3
. . .Fluid reservoir shielding, e.g. syringe shielding [5]
A61M 36/10UGR2
. .Utero-vaginal or pelvic application [5]
A61M 36/12UGR2
. .Injectors, holders for seeds or implants, e.g. capsules [5]
A61M 36/14UGR1
.Radioactive dressings [5]
A61M 37/00HGROther apparatus for introducing media into the body (for reproduction or fertilisation A61B 17/425; apparatus for iontophoresis or cataphoresis A61N 1/30); Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin (salt baths A61H 33/04) [5]
A61M 39/00ZWE
A61M 39/00HGRTubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use (for respiratory devices, e.g. tracheal tubes, A61M 16/00; artificial heart valves A61F 2/24) [5]
A61M 39/02UGR1
.Access sites [5]
A61M 39/04UGR2
. .having pierceable self-sealing members [5]
A61M 39/06UGR2
. .Haemostasis valves, i.e. gaskets sealing around a needle, catheter or the like, closing on removal thereof [6]
A61M 39/08UGR1
.Tubes; Storage means specially adapted therefor [6]
A61M 39/10UGR1
.Tube connectors or tube couplings [6]
A61M 39/12UGR2
. .for joining a flexible tube to a rigid attachment [6]
A61M 39/14UGR2
. .for connecting tubes having sealed ends [6]
A61M 39/16UGR2
. .having provision for disinfection or sterilisation [6]
A61M 39/18UGR3
. . .Methods or apparatus for making the connection under sterile conditions, i.e. sterile docking [6]
A61M 39/20UGR1
.Closure caps or plugs for connectors or open ends of tubes [6]
A61M 39/22UGR1
.Valves or arrangement of valves [6]
A61M 39/24UGR2
. .Check- or non-return valves [6]
A61M 39/26UGR2
. .Valves closing automatically on disconnecting the line and opening on reconnection thereof [6]
A61M 39/28UGR2
. .Clamping means for squeezing flexible tubes, e.g. roller clamps [6]