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SURGERY
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| | This Class 600 is considered to be an integral part of Class 128 (see the Class 128 schedule for the position of this Class in schedule hierarchy). This Class retains all pertinent definitions and class lines of Class 128. |
300 | | DIAGNOSTIC TESTING |
301 | | . Via monitoring a plurality of physiological data, e.g., pulse and blood pressure |
302 | | . Endoradiosonde |
303 | | . Olfactometer |
304 | | . Readiness to give birth |
305 | | . Hazardous current flow conditions |
306 | | . Measurement of skin parameters |
307 | | . Determining rate of fluid loss from body surface |
308 | | . Physical characteristics of electrolytes |
309 | | . Measuring or detecting nonradioactive constituent of body liquid by means placed against or in body throughout test |
310 | | . . Infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation directed on or through body or constituent released therefrom |
311 | | . . . Partial pressure of constituent |
312 | | . . . . Using a fluorescent material |
313 | | . . . . Fetal tissue |
314 | | . . . Foreign substance |
315 | | . . . Bilirubin |
318 | | . . . Determining constituents in eye |
319 | | . . . . Glucose |
320 | | . . . . Hemoglobin |
321 | | . . . . Using fluorescent emission determination |
316 | | . . . Glucose |
317 | | . . . By fluorescent emission |
322 | | . . . Determining blood constituent |
323 | | . . . . Oxygen saturation, e.g., oximeter |
324 | | . . . . . And other cardiovascular parameters |
325 | | . . . . . . Inserted in body |
326 | | . . . . . And other blood constituents |
327 | | . . . . . . Inserted in body |
328 | | . . . . . . Hemoglobin |
329 | | . . . . . Using a fluorescing material |
330 | | . . . . . Separation of ac/dc components in signal |
331 | | . . . . . Calibrated |
332 | | . . . . . . Inserted in body |
333 | | . . . . . Used in conjunction with associated apparatus (e.g., pacemaker) |
334 | | . . . . . With tissue perfusion |
335 | | . . . . . Pressurization of body portion performed |
336 | | . . . . . Detects constituents while excluding components (e.g., noise) |
337 | | . . . . . Structure preventing contact of body inserted fiber with internal body portions |
338 | | . . . . . Fetal tissue |
339 | | . . . . . Inserted in body |
340 | | . . . . . Measured at specified areas of body portions |
341 | | . . . . Inserted in body |
342 | | . . . Light conducting fiber inserted in body |
343 | | . . . . Digestive tract |
344 | | . . . Mounting structure (e.g., belt, etc.) |
345 | | . . Electroanalysis |
346 | | . . . Sweat analysis |
347 | | . . . Blood glucose |
348 | | . . . Determining ion concentration/partial pressure |
349 | | . . . . Oral fluids |
350 | | . . . . Esophageal or gastrointestinal fluids |
351 | | . . . . Fetal |
352 | | . . . . Using a flowthrough cell |
353 | | . . . . Carbon dioxide or other gases |
354 | | . . . . . Transcutaneous |
355 | | . . . . Oxygen tension |
356 | | . . . . . Eye |
357 | | . . . . . Transcutaneous |
358 | | . . . . . . Including tissue perfusion |
359 | | . . . . . . Temperature compensated |
360 | | . . . . . Internal |
361 | | . . . . pH |
362 | | . . Absorbent patch for fluid analysis |
363 | | . . Perfusion detection |
364 | | . . Blood gas |
365 | | . . Glucose measurement |
366 | | . . Equilibration and analysis of fluid |
367 | | . . Holder for color indicator (e.g., fertility tester) |
368 | | . Physical characteristics of blood |
369 | | . . Coagulation |
370 | | . Erythrocyte sedimentation rate/viscosity |
371 | | . Bleeding detection |
372 | | . Structure of body-contacting electrode or electrode inserted in body |
373 | | . . Electrode placed in body |
374 | | . . . Electrode placed in or on heart |
375 | | . . . . Anchored |
376 | | . . . Fetal monitoring |
377 | | . . . Electrode implanted in body |
378 | | . . . Electrode in brain |
379 | | . . . Electrode in ear |
380 | | . . . Electrode in esophagus or pharynx |
381 | | . . . Electrode in artery or blood vessel |
382 | | . . Electrode attached to or positioned relative to a specific external body portion |
383 | | . . . Head or eye |
384 | | . . . Attached to one of the body`s extremities |
385 | | . . . Radiolucent |
386 | | . . Means for attaching electrode to body |
387 | | . . . Suction |
388 | | . . . Garment |
389 | | . . . . Vest |
390 | | . . . Belt or strap |
391 | | . . . Adhesive |
392 | | . . . . Having release sheet |
393 | | . . Plural electrodes carried on single support |
394 | | . . Head and socket connector for attaching lead to electrode |
395 | | . . Electrode composition |
396 | | . . . Silver/silver chloride containing |
397 | | . . . Electrolyte containing |
398 | | . Testing aqueous humor pressure or related condition |
399 | | . . Measuring impedance to flow of aqueous humor (tonometry) |
400 | | . . Measuring acoustic impedance of eye |
401 | | . . Fluid jet directed against eye |
402 | | . . Eye vibrated |
403 | | . . Pressure indicator includes liquid column |
404 | | . . Pressure indicator includes pointer swingable over scale and mechanically driven by eye contacting means |
405 | | . . Measuring force required to produce standard or measured eye flattening (applanation) |
406 | | . . . Disposable or sterilizable eye contacting structure |
407 | | . Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation |
408 | | . . Using neural network or trainable (adaptive) system |
409 | | . . Magnetic field sensor (e.g., magnetometer, SQUID) |
410 | | . . Magnetic resonance imaging or spectroscopy |
411 | | . . . Combined with therapeutic or diverse diagnostic device |
412 | | . . . Temperature detection |
413 | | . . . With triggering or gating device |
414 | | . . . Using fiducial marker |
415 | | . . . With means for positioning patient or body part |
416 | | . . . Simulation of modeling |
417 | | . . . With stereotactic device |
418 | | . . . With means for communicating with patient |
419 | | . . . Of fluid flow |
420 | | . . . Using detectable material placed in body |
421 | | . . . Including any system component contacting (internal or external) or conforming to body or body part |
422 | | . . . . Coil |
423 | | . . . . . With means for inserting into a body |
424 | | . . With means for determining position of a device placed within a body |
425 | | . . With tomographic imaging obtained from electromagnetic wave |
426 | | . . . Using fiducial marker |
427 | | . . . Combined with therapeutic or diagnostic device |
428 | | . . . With triggering or gating device |
429 | | . . . With stereotactic device |
430 | | . . With microwave carrier signal |
431 | | . . Detectable material placed in body |
432 | | . . . Piston-type ram forces material into body |
433 | | . . . Using flexible catheter |
434 | | . . . . Catheter guide means |
435 | | . . . . Catheter structure |
436 | | . . Nuclear radiation (e.g., radioactive emission, etc.) |
437 | | . . Ultrasonic |
438 | | . . . Used as an indicator of another parameter (e.g., temperature, pressure, viscosity) |
439 | | . . . With therapeutic device |
440 | | . . . Plural display mode systems |
441 | | . . . . Having B-scan and Doppler |
442 | | . . . Tissue attenuation or impedance measurement or compensation |
443 | | . . . Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning |
444 | | . . . . With mechanical and electronic scanning |
445 | | . . . . Mechanical scanning |
446 | | . . . . . Hand-held unit |
447 | | . . . . Electronic array scanning |
448 | | . . . Through-transmission (e.g., time-of-flight) imaging |
449 | | . . . One-dimensional anatomic display or measurement |
450 | | . . . . Cardiographic |
451 | | . . . . Echoencephalography |
452 | | . . . . Ophthalmic |
453 | | . . . Doppler effect (e.g., fetal HR monitoring) |
454 | | . . . . Blood flow studies |
455 | | . . . . . Pulse Doppler |
456 | | . . . . . . With volumetric measurement |
457 | | . . . . . CW Doppler |
458 | | . . . Contrast enhancement |
459 | | . . . Structure of transducer or probe assembly |
462 | | . . . . Probe placed in vascular system or body orifice |
463 | | . . . . . With acoustical or display imaging |
464 | | . . . . . Having puncturing means thereon |
466 | | . . . . . Catheter |
467 | | . . . . . . Intravascular |
468 | | . . . . . . . With blood flow measurement or detection |
469 | | . . . . . . . . Detecting emboli |
470 | | . . . . . . . By inflatable ballon |
471 | | . . . . . . Tool (e.g., ablation, abrasion, cutting) |
465 | | . . . . . Blood flow measurement |
472 | | . . . . With beam directing or shaping means in the wave path (e.g., lens, reflector) |
461 | | . . . . Associated with puncturing instrument |
473 | | . . Infrared radiation |
474 | | . . . Temperature detection |
475 | | . . . With comparison means (e.g., ratio of or comparison to a standard) |
476 | | . . Visible light radiation |
477 | | . . . With comparison means (e.g., ratio of or comparison to a standard) |
478 | | . . . Light conducting fiber inserted into a body |
479 | | . . . Cardiovascular testing |
480 | | . . . . Pressure in blood vessel |
481 | | . Cardiovascular |
482 | | . . Measuring resistance of capillary blood vessels to hemorrhage |
483 | | . . Simultaneously detecting cardiovascular condition and diverse body condition |
484 | | . . . Detecting respiratory condition |
485 | | . . Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessel |
486 | | . . . Testing means inserted in body |
487 | | . . . . Pressure indicator includes liquid column |
488 | | . . . . Pressure transducer structure |
489 | | . . . Ophthalmodynamometer |
490 | | . . . Force applied against skin to close blood vessel |
491 | | . . . . Hand-supported occluder |
492 | | . . . . Tester having plural occluders, or single occluder and separate pressurized pulse sensing cuff or cushion |
493 | | . . . . Electric signal generated by sensing means responsive to pulse or Korotkoff sounds |
494 | | . . . . . Pulse-induced pressure fluctuation in occluder generates electric signal |
495 | | . . . . . Pressure in inflatable occluder automatically raised above systolic pressure |
496 | | . . . . . . Repeating pressurization cycle |
497 | | . . . . Pressure indicator includes liquid column |
498 | | . . . . Valve structure |
499 | | . . . . Occluder structure |
500 | | . . Detecting blood vessel pulsation |
501 | | . . . Waveform graph-type pulse recorder |
502 | | . . . Pulse indicator |
503 | | . . . . Entire testing assembly supported on wrist |
504 | | . . Measuring blood flow in body portion other than heart |
505 | | . . . Sensing means inserted in blood vessel |
506 | | . . . By detecting electrical impedance of body portion |
507 | | . . . By detecting volume of body portion |
508 | | . . Heart |
509 | | . . . Detecting heartbeat electric signal |
510 | | . . . . Testing artificially regulated or assisted heart |
511 | | . . . . Fetal heartbeat |
512 | | . . . . Orthogonal heartbeat electric signals combined to form vector signal |
513 | | . . . . Detecting heartbeat electric signal and diverse cardiovascular characteristic |
514 | | . . . . Sound generated by successive heartbeat electric signals to represent heart action |
515 | | . . . . Detecting arrhythmia |
516 | | . . . . . Variation in duration of segment of PQRST signal waveform (e.g., QRS complex, etc.) detected |
517 | | . . . . . Vertical variation of PQRST signal waveform (e.g., amplitude of QRS complex, etc.) detected |
518 | | . . . . . Tachycardia or fibrillation detected |
519 | | . . . . Detecting signal repetition rate |
520 | | . . . . . Detecting means associated with exercise machine |
521 | | . . . . Detecting R portion of signal waveform |
522 | | . . . . Switching means for activating different monitoring systems, signal displays, or signal recorders |
523 | | . . . . Signal display or recording |
524 | | . . . . . Magnetic recording |
525 | | . . . . . Cathode-ray tube used for display or included in recording means |
526 | | . . . Blood output per beat or time interval |
527 | | . . . Detecting heartbeat by sensing movement of oscillatable body-supporting means |
528 | | . . . Detecting heart sound |
529 | | . Respiratory |
530 | | . . Halitosis detection |
531 | | . . Measuring metabolic rate by breath test |
532 | | . . Qualitative or quantitative analysis of breath component |
533 | | . . Measuring respiratory flow impedance or lung elasticity |
534 | | . . Detecting body movement attending breathing |
535 | | . . . Capacitor-type transducer |
536 | | . . . Detector responsive to movement induced variation in impedance of body to electric current |
537 | | . . Thermistor-type transducer generating electric signal in response to breath flow |
538 | | . . Measuring breath flow or lung capacity |
539 | | . . . Element rotated by breath flow |
540 | | . . . Breath exhaled into or inhaled from expansible chamber |
541 | | . . . . Bellows or expansible bag |
542 | | . . . . Liquid surface forms portion of chamber boundary |
543 | | . . Breath collection |
544 | | . Detecting brain electric signal |
545 | | . . With feedback of signal to patient |
546 | | . Detecting muscle electrical signal |
547 | | . Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of body portion |
548 | | . . Locating acupuncture points |
549 | | . Temperature detection |
550 | | . Detecting foreign object or calculus by probing |
551 | | . Monitoring fertility cycle |
552 | | . Sensitivity to vibration |
553 | | . Sensitivity to impact |
554 | | . Sensitivity to electric stimulus |
555 | | . Sensitivity to thermal stimulus |
556 | | . Sensitivity of skin to allergens or radiation |
557 | | . Touch or pain response of skin |
558 | | . Eye or testing by visual stimulus |
559 | | . Ear or testing by auditory stimulus |
560 | | . Injecting gas into body canal or cavity |
561 | | . Measuring fluid pressure in body |
562 | | . Sampling nonliquid body material (e.g., bone, muscle tissue, epithelial cells, etc.) |
563 | | . . Irrigation |
564 | | . . Cutting |
565 | | . . . Applying suction to sample |
566 | | . . . . Body pierced by tubular cutter or rod-type punch |
567 | | . . . Body pierced by tubular cutter or rod-type punch |
568 | | . . . Motorized |
569 | | . . Brushing |
570 | | . . Scraping with edged instrument |
571 | | . . . Applying suction to sample |
572 | | . . Wiping or dabbing |
573 | | . Liquid collection |
574 | | . . Means specifically structured for collecting urine of human female |
575 | | . . Plural collection means (e.g., plural reservoirs or plural absorbent pads, etc.) |
576 | | . . Manually supported collector with rigid intake tube (e.g., a hollow needle, etc.) |
577 | | . . . Penetrable seal in liquid flow path to collection reservoir |
578 | | . . . Mechanical means for drawing liquid into collection reservoir |
579 | | . . . Means for controlling liquid flow |
580 | | . . Wall of collection reservoir formed of flexible material |
581 | | . . Flexible collection tube inserted in body |
582 | | . . Collection receptacle placed within body |
583 | | . . Collector combined with lancet |
584 | | . . Indicator |
585 | | . Flexible catheter guide |
586 | | . Detecting sound generated within body |
587 | | . Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or exerted by body |
588 | | . . Associated with parturition |
589 | | . . Gum |
590 | | . . Mouth, tongue, or jaw |
591 | | . . Vagina or uterus |
592 | | . . Foot |
593 | | . . Esophagus, stomach, or lower alimentary canal |
594 | | . . Spine |
595 | | . . Body movement (e.g., head or hand tremor, motility of limb, etc.) |
1 | | RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE APPLIED TO BODY FOR THERAPY |
2 | | . Combined with other radiant or wave energy source (e.g., electromagnetic, thermal, microwave etc.) |
3 | | . Radioactive substance placed within body (e.g., inhaled, implanted, injected, etc.) |
4 | | . . By fluid injection of radioactive or enhancing agent through body piercing conduit |
5 | | . . . Fluid reservoir shielding (e.g., syringe) |
6 | | . . Utero-vaginal or pelvic application |
7 | | . . Injectors/holders for seeds or implants (e.g., capsules) |
8 | | . . . Seeds |
9 | | MAGNETIC FIELD APPLIED TO BODY FOR THERAPY |
10 | | . Radio frequency wave induced magnetic field for subcutaneous hyperthermia |
11 | | . Probes |
12 | | . Magnetic element placed within body (e.g., injected, inserted, implanted, etc.) |
13 | | . Electromagnetic coil |
14 | | . . Pulsating field |
15 | | . Externally supported or worn (e.g., garment, belt etc.) |
16 | | CARDIAC AUGMENTATION (PULSATORS, ETC.) |
17 | | . With condition responsive means |
18 | | . Aortic balloon pumping |
19 | | ANTIGRAVATIONAL SYSTEMS |
20 | | . Body suits |
21 | | ISOLATION TREATMENT CHAMBERS |
22 | | . Incubators |
23 | | SPEECH CORRECTION/THERAPY (e.g., antistammering) |
24 | | . Oral cavity devices |
25 | | SURGICALLY IMPLANTED VIBRATORY HEARING AID |
26 | | SLEEP OR RELAXATION INDUCING THERAPY (e.g., direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia) |
27 | | . Sensory (e.g., visual, audio, tactile, etc.) |
28 | | . . Audio (e.g., heartbeat, "white noise", etc.) |
29 | | BODY INSERTED URINARY OR COLONIC INCONTINENT DEVICE OR TREATMENT (e.g., artificial sphincters, etc.) |
30 | | . Implanted |
31 | | . . With fluid actuated occluding means (e.g., inflatable cuff) |
32 | | . Stoma closures (e.g., colostomy plugs) |
38 | | SEXUAL APPLIANCE |
39 | | . Male splint |
40 | | . . Implanted |
41 | | . Retention means |
33 | | REPRODUCTION AND FERTILIZATION TECHNIQUES |
34 | | . Embryo transplantation |
35 | | . Artificial insemination |
36 | | BLOOD VESSEL OR GRAFT PREPARATION |
37 | | INTERNAL ORGAN SUPPORT OR SLING |
101 | | ENDOSCOPE |
102 | | . With chair, table, holder, or other support |
103 | | . With monitoring of components or view field |
104 | | . With tool carried on endoscope or auxillary channel therefore |
105 | | . . Urogenital resectoscope |
106 | | . . Having tool moving or stopping means |
107 | | . . . Having tool raising platform |
108 | | . . Laser |
109 | | . With camera or solid state imager |
110 | | . . Having signal wires |
111 | | . . Sterioscopic |
112 | | . . Means for coupling camera or imager |
113 | | . With additional scope |
114 | | . With guide means for body insertion |
115 | | . . Inflatable cuff or balloon |
116 | | . With inflatable balloon |
117 | | . With means for indicating position, depth or condition of endoscope |
118 | | . With control or monitoring of endoscope functions |
119 | | . With shield to protect operator (e.g., splatter protection) |
120 | | . Having endotrachael intuabation means on endoscope |
121 | | . With protective sheath |
122 | | . . For camera or handle |
123 | | . . For auxiliary channel |
124 | | . . With means to assist covering or uncovering of sheath |
125 | | . . With locking or retaining means for sheath |
126 | | . With foot pedal control for endoscope operation |
127 | | . With non-optical distal tip attachment |
128 | | . With particular shaft cross-section |
129 | | . With particular distal tip configuration |
130 | | . With particular arrangement of internal elements (e.g., shaft reducing) |
131 | | . With particular operating handle design (e.g., for comfort) |
132 | | . Universal cord connector device for endoscope functions |
133 | | . Sterilizable |
134 | | . Having means to protect user, patient, or endoscope from electrical discharge |
135 | | . Urological |
136 | | . Having separable shaft |
137 | | . Having rotatable shaft |
138 | | . Having rigid tube structure |
139 | | . Having flexible tube structure |
140 | | . . Plural layers |
141 | | . . Articulated segments |
142 | | . . . Pivotally connected |
143 | | . . Having shape memory retaining material component |
144 | | . . With adjustable rigidity |
145 | | . . With bend detecting means (e.g., endoscope tracking) |
146 | | . . With bending control means |
147 | | . . . With removable control knob |
148 | | . . . With braking means |
149 | | . . . With wire tension control (e.g., slack absorbing) |
150 | | . . . With deflection recovery |
151 | | . . . Having temperature sensitive shape memory retaining material |
152 | | . . . Fluid or electrical control means |
153 | | . Having auxiliary channel |
154 | | . . Channel seal (e.g., forceps stopcock) |
155 | | . . With interior cleaning means |
156 | | . . Fluid channel (e.g., suction, irrigation, aspiration) |
157 | | . . . With window cleaning means |
158 | | . . . With air or water supply means |
159 | | . . . With valve construction or valve control means |
160 | | . Having imaging and illumination means |
161 | | . . Strain relief means on optical element |
162 | | . . Ocular (e.g., eyepiece) |
163 | | . . . With focusing |
164 | | . . . Angled or offset on endoscope shaft |
165 | | . . . Plural |
166 | | . . Stereoscopic |
167 | | . . Focusing |
168 | | . . Magnifying |
169 | | . . Fog prevention |
170 | | . . Side viewing distal end |
171 | | . . Oblique viewing distal end |
172 | | . . Interchangeable optical system |
173 | | . . View field altering means |
174 | | . . Articulated optical coupler |
175 | | . . Distal optical attachment |
176 | | . . Having particular distal lens or window |
177 | | . . . For improved illumination |
178 | | . . Light source |
179 | | . . . Lamp in shaft |
180 | | . . . With light intensity control |
181 | | . . With filter, masking, diaphram, or aperture plate |
182 | | . . Light transmitting fibers or arrangements |
183 | | . Tissue division viewing (e.g., carpal tunnel, plantal fasciotomy) |
184 | | SPECULA |
185 | | . Laryngoscope |
186 | | . . With protective sheath |
187 | | . . With auxiliary channel for fluid transversing |
188 | | . . With means to transmit view from distal end |
189 | | . . . By mirror or prism |
190 | | . . Having particular blade structure |
191 | | . . . Made from light transmitting material |
192 | | . . . With rough grained surface |
193 | | . . . Detachable or foldable |
194 | | . . . Specific design for intubation |
195 | | . . . With cushion or pad (e.g., teeth guard) |
196 | | . . . Adjustable (e.g., linearly, angularly) |
197 | | . . Having particular handle structure |
198 | | . . . Sterilizable |
199 | | . . Illuminating |
200 | | . . . Otoscope (e.g., funnel shaped specula) |
201 | | . Retractor |
202 | | . . With sensor or measuring means |
203 | | . . With protective sheath |
204 | | . . Laproscopic |
205 | | . . With auxiliary channel (e.g., fluid transversing) |
206 | | . . Having flexible, malleable or shape memory material |
207 | | . . . Inflatable |
208 | | . . . Circular or eliptically shaped retracting surface |
209 | | . . . Unitary wire construction |
210 | | . . With special blade or retracting surface structure |
211 | | . . . Skeleton blade |
212 | | . . . Containing light transmitting material |
213 | | . . . Detachable from handle |
214 | | . . . Plural blades on single handle |
215 | | . . . Adjustable (e.g., extendable) |
216 | | . . . . Multiple joints on retracting surface |
217 | | . . . With retracting hook, claw, teeth, or barb |
218 | | . . With compressing jaws |
219 | | . . With cooperating retracting members |
220 | | . . . Duck-Billed specula (e.g., vagina) |
221 | | . . . . With auxiliary instrument |
222 | | . . . . With means to change parallel distance between blades |
223 | | . . . . With illuminating means |
224 | | . . . Three or more members (e.g., trivalve speculum) |
225 | | . . . Pivots along longitudinal axis |
226 | | . . With special handle |
227 | | . . With holder |
228 | | . . . Having supporting arm |
229 | | . . . . Flexible or articulable |
230 | | . . . . Special table clamp |
231 | | . . . Supporting frame |
232 | | . . . . Three sided rectangular frame |
233 | | . . . . Closed frame (e.g., circle, square) |
234 | | . . . Handle-holder cooperating means |
235 | | . . Specific use retractor |
236 | | . . . Eyeball |
237 | | . . . Mouth |
238 | | . . . . Brace or prop |
239 | | . . . . Jaw spreader with tongue depressor |
240 | | . . . . Tongue depressor |
241 | | . . . . . Illuminated |
242 | | . . . . Lip or cheek |
243 | | . . . . Veterinary jaw spreader |
244 | | . . . . . Pivoted |
245 | | . . Having illuminating means |
246 | | . . . With lens or mirror |
247 | | REFLECTOR |
248 | | . With illuminating means |
249 | | LAMPS FOR ILLUMINATION |
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920 | | Method of making endoscopes |
921 | | Manipulating image characteristics |