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SURGERY
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| | | This Class 604 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. |
| 890.1 | ![[Patents]](../gifs/ps.gif) | CONTROLLED RELEASE THERAPEUTIC DEVICE OR SYSTEM |
| 891.1 | | . Implanted dynamic device or system |
| 892.1 | | . Osmotic or diffusion pumped device or system |
| 1 | | SWAB INCLUDING HANDLE (E.G., STICK, ETC.) WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL AT END THEREOF |
| 2 | | . Body treating material fed to absorbent material |
| 3 | | . . Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit flow of material |
| 4.01 | | BLOOD DRAWN AND REPLACED OR TREATED AND RETURNED TO BODY |
| 5.01 | | . Constituent removed from blood and remainder returned to body |
| 5.02 | | . . Pathogenic component removed |
| 5.03 | | . . Lipidic material removed |
| 5.04 | | . . Toxic material removed |
| 6.01 | | . . Component of blood removed (i.e., pheresis) |
| 6.02 | | . . . Erythrocyte |
| 6.03 | | . . . Leukocyte |
| 6.04 | | . . . Plasma |
| 6.05 | | . . . Single needle |
| 6.06 | | . . . Arterial and venous needles |
| 6.07 | | . . Anticoagulant added |
| 6.08 | | . . Infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-ray or electrical energy applied into blood |
| 6.09 | | . . Filter means |
| 6.1 | | . . Valve means |
| 6.11 | | . . Pumping means |
| 6.12 | | . . . Injector or aspirator syringe supported only by person during use |
| 6.13 | | . . Heating or cooling means |
| 6.14 | | . . Oxygenating means |
| 6.15 | | . Blood collection container |
| 6.16 | | . Body inserted tubular conduit structure |
| 7 | | BLOOD TRANSFERRED BETWEEN DIFFERENT BODIES ALONG CONTINUOUS FLOW PATH (E.G., TRANSFUSION, ETC.) |
| 8 | | DEVICES TRANSFERRING FLUIDS FROM WITHIN ONE AREA OF BODY TO ANOTHER (E.G., SHUNTS, ETC.) |
| 9 | | . With flow control means (e.g., check valves, hydrocephalus pumps, etc.) |
| 10 | | . . With antisiphon means |
| 11 | | MEANS FOR INSERTING FIBROUS OR FORAMINOUS RESIDENT PACKING, RECEPTOR, OR MEDICAMENT CARRIER INTO BODY ORIFICE |
| 12 | | . With lubricating means |
| 13 | | . With means for ejecting continuous length insert (e.g., gauze packing) |
| 14 | | . Distal portion of inserting means deformed, expanded, or ruptured to permit passage of insert therefrom |
| 15 | | . With slidable ejector (e.g., plunger or ram, etc.) inside tubular inserting means |
| 16 | | . . Ejector moved into operating position from stored location inside or alongside inserting means |
| 17 | | . . . Ejector pivoted or swung into operating position |
| 18 | | . . Tubular inserting means releasably interlocked with ejector |
| 19 | | MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) |
| 20 | | . Infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-ray or electrical energy applied to body (e.g., iontophoresis, etc.) |
| 21 | | . . With tubular injection means inserted into body |
| 22 | | . With means for cutting, scarifying, or vibrating (e.g., ultrasonic, etc.) tissue |
| 23 | | . Gas application |
| 24 | | . . Gas mixed with other material |
| 25 | | . . Ozone |
| 26 | | . . Gas injected into body canal or cavity |
| 27 | | . Material introduced into and removed from body through passage in body inserted means |
| 28 | | . . Method |
| 29 | | . . Peritoneal dialysis |
| 30 | | . . Flow control |
| 31 | | . . . By self-acting means or condition responsive sensor |
| 32 | | . . . Rotary valve |
| 33 | | . . . Slide or reciprocating valve |
| 34 | | . . . Deformable occluding tube valve |
| 35 | | . . With aspirating or vacuum removing means |
| 36 | | . . Means moved by person to introduce and remove material |
| 37 | | . . . Hand-supported squeeze bulb |
| 38 | | . . . Piston |
| 39 | | . . Structure of douche nozzle having separate ingress and egress passages therein |
| 40 | | . . . With telescoping movement between ingress and egress passages |
| 41 | | . . . With body orifice occluding means |
| 42 | | . . . . Axially adjustable |
| 43 | | . . Body inserted conduit with separate ingress and egress passages |
| 44 | | . . . Having body piercing means |
| 45 | | . . . Having air or gas venting passage |
| 46 | | . Treating material introduced into body by contact with wound formed therein by solid scarifier, cutter, or the like (e.g., scratching skin with vaccine coated needle, etc.) |
| 47 | | . . With separate applicator for material or separate holder for material placed on applicator or in wound |
| 48 | | . Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin |
| 500 | | . . Method |
| 501 | | . . . Enhanced absorption of therapeutic material internally using iontophoretic treatment |
| 502 | | . . . Therapeutic material introduced by subcutaneous implant (e.g., peritoneal injectors) |
| 503 | | . . . Therapeutic material introduced or removed in response to a sensed body condition |
| 504 | | . . . . By measurement of a metabolite concentration (i.e., glucose) |
| 505 | | . . . . By measurement of a pressure differential |
| 506 | | . . . Therapeutic material introduced or removed through a piercing conduit (e.g., trocar) inserted into body |
| 507 | | . . . . Therapeutic material introduced into or removed from vasculature |
| 508 | | . . . . . By catheter |
| 509 | | . . . . . . With expanding member (i.e., balloon) |
| 510 | | . . . . . . With associated advancing or guiding means |
| 511 | | . . . . Therapeutic material introduced into or removed from musculature |
| 512 | | . . . . For anesthetizing patient |
| 513 | | . . . . Including docking element, port or sealing means |
| 514 | | . . . Therapeutic material introduced or removed from natural body orifice |
| 515 | | . . . . To or from the female reproductory tract |
| 516 | | . . . . To or from the intestines through nasal or esophagal conduit |
| 517 | | . . . . To or from the urogenital system |
| 518 | | . . . Liquid therapeutic material administered with solid or second liquid |
| 519 | | . . . . Delivered via in-line cartridge |
| 520 | | . . . . Requiring puncture of medicant package |
| 521 | | . . . Therapeutic material to facilitate ocular treatment |
| 522 | | . . . Introduction of biologically derived compounds (i.e., growth hormones or blood products) including cells |
| 57 | | . . Means for placing solid treating material in body |
| 58 | | . . . Powder dispenser |
| 59 | | . . . Means for ejecting solid from holder |
| 60 | | . . . . Solid ejected from body inserted conduit |
| 61 | | . . . . . Eject means moved by force applied to trigger associated with pistol grip |
| 62 | | . . . . . Solid units successively fed to conduit from supply means (e.g., magazine, etc.) |
| 63 | | . . . . . Eject means driven by spring |
| 64 | | . . . . . Solid loaded into injector through opening in side wall of plunger housing |
| 65 | | . . Material flow varying means controlled by condition responsive sensor |
| 66 | | . . . Sensor responsive to body condition |
| 67 | | . . . Sensor controls pump, motor, or pressure driven means |
| 68 | | . . Needleless hypodermic injector |
| 69 | | . . . Material expelled from injector by explosive charge |
| 70 | | . . . Material expelled from injector by pressurized fluid |
| 71 | | . . . Multidose type |
| 72 | | . . . Structure of material reservoir replaceably held in injector |
| 73 | | . . Means forceably introducing or removing material from body orifice or wound |
| 74 | | . . . Lacteal extractors (e.g., breast pump, etc.) |
| 75 | | . . . . With collapsible bulb means |
| 76 | | . . . . With suction generated orally by person or user |
| 77 | | . . Structure of means contacting portion of head (e.g., tongue, etc.) during placement of treating material in mouth or throat |
| 78 | | . . . Drinking cup |
| 79 | | . . . Means for engaging head to hold feed device in mouth |
| 80 | | . . Gravity feed to body from plural material reservoirs |
| 81 | | . . . With self-acting sequential flow from reservoirs |
| 82 | | . . Means for intermixing liquid with solid or different liquid |
| 83 | | . . . Treating material introduced directly into liquid stream path |
| 84 | | . . . . Solid treating material |
| 85 | | . . . . Liquid stream passes through reservoir containing treating material |
| 86 | | . . . . Septum pierced by conduit |
| 87 | | . . . Means broken, cut, pierced or torn to permit mixing |
| 88 | | . . . . Septum |
| 89 | | . . . Closure or barrier between compartments moved to permit mixing |
| 90 | | . . . . Closure moved, expanded, or flexed by force transmitted by liquid |
| 91 | | . . . . Closure moved by relative movement between closure and separate protruding member |
| 92 | | . . . Solid dissolved in liquid |
| 93.01 | | . . Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body |
| 94.01 | | . . . Dual nozzles for insertion into paired body orifices (e.g., nasal passages, etc.) |
| 95.01 | | . . . Conduit with self-propelled or remote control means |
| 95.02 | | . . . . Having port to expel fluid into body to propel conduit |
| 95.03 | | . . . . Having flexible member (e.g., bellow, balloon, etc.) to propel conduit |
| 95.04 | | . . . . Having tensioning means to alter conduit shape |
| 95.05 | | . . . . Having remote control for applying light, electricity, or heat to alter conduit shape (e.g., shape memory alloy, etc.) |
| 96.01 | | . . . Having means inflated in body (e.g., inflatable nozzle, dilator, balloon catheter, occluder, etc.) |
| 97.01 | | . . . . Including means forcing inflation fluid into inflatable means |
| 97.02 | | . . . . . Injector type |
| 97.03 | | . . . . . . Having indicator means |
| 98.01 | | . . . . . Pressurized inflation means |
| 98.02 | | . . . . . . Compressible bulb |
| 99.01 | | . . . . Having inflation or deflation control means |
| 99.02 | | . . . . . Valve controlling means |
| 99.03 | | . . . . . . One-way valve |
| 99.04 | | . . . . Having valve means (e.g., ball valve, etc.) in fluid or material delivery lumen |
| 100.01 | | . . . . Having indicator means |
| 100.02 | | . . . . . Visual calibration |
| 100.03 | | . . . . . Displaying inflation or deflation data |
| 101.01 | | . . . . Having plural balloons on conduit |
| 101.02 | | . . . . . Balloon within another balloon on conduit |
| 101.03 | | . . . . . Having aperture in conduit between balloons |
| 101.04 | | . . . . . Balloon on different device |
| 101.05 | | . . . . . Axially spaced balloons |
| 102.01 | | . . . . Having aperture in conduit proximal of inflated means |
| 102.02 | | . . . . . Lumen extending from aperture proximal of inflated means to distal end |
| 102.03 | | . . . . . Lumen extending from proximal end to aperture proximal of inflated means |
| 103 | | . . . . With means bonding or mechanically securing balloon sleeve or connector member (e.g., coupling funnel, etc.) to conduit |
| 103.01 | | . . . . Delivering fluid or material through wall of inflated means |
| 103.02 | | . . . . Delivering fluid or material from external surface of inflated means |
| 103.03 | | . . . . Having means to retain conduit or inflated means in position (e.g., depth control, external seal, etc.) |
| 103.04 | | . . . . Rapid exchange type (e.g., monorail, etc.) |
| 103.05 | | . . . . Having sheath enclosing balloon |
| 103.06 | | . . . . Particular wall structure of inflated means (e.g., varying wall thickness, multilayer, etc.) |
| 103.07 | | . . . . . Specific balloon shape (e.g., doughnut, pear, hour glass, etc.) |
| 103.08 | | . . . . . Particular surface characteristics (e.g., rib, groove, corrugation, etc.) |
| 103.09 | | . . . . Having reinforcing means (e.g., reinforcing coil, etc.) |
| 103.1 | | . . . . Having radiopaque characteristics (e.g., ring, marker, tip, etc.) |
| 103.11 | | . . . . Of elastic inflated material |
| 103.12 | | . . . . . Having inelastic portion |
| 103.13 | | . . . . Of inelastic inflated material |
| 103.14 | | . . . . . Foldable |
| 104 | | . . . Having means expanding body orifice or canal (e.g., dilator, retaining means, etc.) |
| 105 | | . . . . Expanding bow |
| 106 | | . . . . Expanding arm or finger |
| 107 | | . . . . . Expansion actuated by axially movable member |
| 108 | | . . . . . . Rotatable means actuates axially movable member |
| 109 | | . . . . . Expansion actuated by rotatable means (e.g, threaded or cammed member, etc.) |
| 110 | | . . . Having means for preventing reuse of device |
| 111 | | . . . Having means for indicating device is defective , used, or tampered with |
| 112 | | . . . Having means for desensitizing skin |
| 113 | | . . . Having means for cooling or heating body, treating or collected material or device |
| 114 | | . . . . Electric means |
| 115 | | . . . Having means for protruding skin to facilitate piercing it |
| 116 | | . . . Having means for locating or identifying point where body is to be pierced (e.g., apertured body fitting template, etc.) |
| 117 | | . . . Having structure for controlling depth of insertion of body piercer |
| 118 | | . . . Having means for varying, regulating, indicating, or limiting injection pressure or aspirating suction |
| 119 | | . . . . Means varying or regulating suction |
| 120 | | . . . . . With cyclic or timed regulation |
| 121 | | . . . . On piston type injector or aspirator |
| 122 | | . . . Having means for eliminating and/or preventing injection of air into body |
| 123 | | . . . . From pump injection device |
| 124 | | . . . . From injection means moved by person to impel material into body |
| 125 | | . . . . . From hand supported injection means |
| 126 | | . . . . By hydrophilic or hydrophobic filters |
| 127 | | . . . . By low level float cutoff |
| 128 | | . . . Having siphon means for removing material from external source or body |
| 129 | | . . . . With vacuum breaking means (e.g., vent, etc.) |
| 130 | | . . . Having projectile injector operated upon impact with body |
| 131 | | . . . Treating material forced into or out of body by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven, or mechanical energy storing means (e.g., pressure infusion or aspiration, etc.) |
| 132 | | . . . . Material impelled into body by contraction of expanded elastic material reservoir |
| 133 | | . . . . Material exhausted from body by expansion of contracted elastic receptacle or resilient means therein |
| 134 | | . . . . Material impelled by spring |
| 135 | | . . . . . Spring drives piston |
| 136 | | . . . . . Material conduit forced into body by spring |
| 137 | | . . . . . . Spring triggered by skin contacting means |
| 138 | | . . . . . . Portion of conduit stored in material supply means |
| 139 | | . . . . . . Material supply means pierced by conduit |
| 140 | | . . . . Material impelled by pressurized charge of gas or vacuum |
| 141 | | . . . . . Material impelled by means (e.g., diaphragm, piston) moved by gas or vacuum pressure |
| 142 | | . . . . . . Reservoir prepressurized or exhausted by squeeze bulb |
| 143 | | . . . . . . Piston impelled by gas or vacuum pressure |
| 144 | | . . . . . . . And impelling material conduit into body |
| 145 | | . . . . . Pressurizing gas generated by chemical reaction |
| 146 | | . . . . . Pressurizing gas or vacuum charge produced by mechanical actuator (e.g., air pump, etc.) associated with injector |
| 147 | | . . . . . Pressurizing gas or vacuum charge supplied by external storage source |
| 148 | | . . . . . Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit material flow |
| 149 | | . . . . Material impelled by negative pressure created by current of fluid (e.g., air entrainment, etc.) |
| 150 | | . . . . Material impelled by hydraulic or water hydrant pressure |
| 151 | | . . . . Material impelled by pump |
| 152 | | . . . . . Reciprocating piston type |
| 153 | | . . . . . Deformable resilient chamber type |
| 154 | | . . . . Material impelled by nonreciprocating piston driven by motor |
| 155 | | . . . . . With threaded drive means |
| 156 | | . . . Conduit forced into body by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven, or mechanical energy storing means |
| 157 | | . . . . Conduit impelled by spring |
| 158 | | . . . Body entering conduit axially movable within body piercing conduit while former is disposed in the body |
| 159 | | . . . . Having mechanical means for feeding conduit through piercing conduit |
| 160 | | . . . . Having longitudinal groove or slot in piercing conduit to permit removal from body entering conduit |
| 161 | | . . . . Piercing conduit longitudinally separable for removal from body entering conduit |
| 162 | | . . . . Having guard on piercing conduit for protecting body entering conduit |
| 163 | | . . . . Having bag or sheath enclosing body entering conduit |
| 164.01 | | . . . Body piercer, obturator rod, or stylet axially movable within body entering conduit while latter is disposed in body |
| 164.02 | | . . . . Having portion cooperating with body entering conduit lumen to provide flow control means |
| 164.03 | | . . . . Having means for expanding portion of body entering conduit |
| 164.04 | | . . . . Having means on conduit or conduit hub for securing conduit to body |
| 164.05 | | . . . . Having means on body entering conduit to facilitate longitudinal tearing of conduit |
| 164.06 | | . . . . Having tapered portion to provide cutting tip |
| 164.07 | | . . . . Having friction means on hub portion for frictionally engaging with hub portion of body entering conduit |
| 164.08 | | . . . . Having cover or protector for body entering conduit |
| 164.09 | | . . . . Having additional body entering conduit |
| 164.1 | | . . . . . Dilator |
| 164.11 | | . . . . . Cannula |
| 164.12 | | . . . . Having biasing means for urging body piercer, obturator, or stylet |
| 164.13 | | . . . . Guidewire within flexible body entering conduit |
| 165.01 | | . . . . Having means preventing relative movement between elements during their insertion into body |
| 165.02 | | . . . . . Longitudinal movement |
| 165.03 | | . . . . . . By use of wings to pinch and hold elements together to allow insertion |
| 165.04 | | . . . . . Rotational movement |
| 166.01 | | . . . . Having groove or reduced portion on piercer, obturator rod, or stylet for receiving distal end of conduit |
| 167.01 | | . . . . Having flow closure means for conduit |
| 167.02 | | . . . . . Resealable plug, septum or diaphragm |
| 167.03 | | . . . . . Valve means |
| 167.04 | | . . . . . . Slit valve |
| 167.05 | | . . . . . . Rotatable type valve (e.g., stopcock etc.) |
| 167.06 | | . . . . . Means in conduit to produce fluid tight seal between conduit and element only when element is located within conduit and passing through seal means |
| 168.01 | | . . . . Having telltale for showing entry of blood into conduit |
| 170.01 | | . . . . Having blunt tip on stiffening element or elongated rod |
| 170.02 | | . . . . . Obturator or stylet |
| 170.03 | | . . . . Having curved portion |
| 171 | | . . . Body entering conduit axially movable within flexible protective sheath facilitating sterile insertion into body duct |
| 172 | | . . . . Having lubricating means |
| 173 | | . . . Injection or aspiration device having plural body entering conduits |
| 174 | | . . . Means for securing conduit to body |
| 175 | | . . . . Implanted connecting means |
| 176 | | . . . . Vacuum |
| 177 | | . . . . And used as conduit manipulator (e.g., foldable gripper wings, etc.) |
| 178 | | . . . . Axially movable clamp means |
| 179 | | . . . . Belt, strap, or band securing means |
| 180 | | . . . . Adhesive securing means |
| 181 | | . . . Means moved by person to inject or remove fluent material to or from body inserted conduit, holder, or reservoir |
| 182 | | . . . . Means moved by weight of body placed thereon |
| 183 | | . . . . Material expelled from reservoir having separate external feed means and discharge outlet |
| 184 | | . . . . . Material fed to reservoir through hollow piston |
| 185 | | . . . . . Reservoir squeezed to expel material therefrom |
| 186 | | . . . . . Means for metering material flow to or from body |
| 187 | | . . . . Injector or aspirator syringe supported only by person during use (e.g., hand held hypodermic syringe, douche tube with forced injection, etc.) |
| 188 | | . . . . . Having body piercing conduit mounted on syringe for rotation about its longitudinal axis |
| 189 | | . . . . . Having medical information (e.g., name of patient or medicament, etc.) means |
| 190 | | . . . . . Having fluid filter |
| 191 | | . . . . . Having plural material reservoirs |
| 192 | | . . . . . Having cover or protector for body entering conduit |
| 193 | | . . . . . . Used as piston actuator after removal from conduit covering or protecting position on syringe |
| 194 | | . . . . . . Entire body entering conduit stored in cavity in piston or piston actuator inside syringe prior to use |
| 195 | | . . . . . . Portion of body entering conduit stored in material receiving syringe reservoir |
| 196 | | . . . . . . . And extended therefrom by piston when syringe is used |
| 197 | | . . . . . . Common cover or protector for body entering conduit and material syringe reservoir |
| 198 | | . . . . . . Cover or protector for body entering conduit movable axially relative to one another |
| 199 | | . . . . . Having structure for facilitating sterilization of syringe or preventing contamination of material therein |
| 200 | | . . . . . Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit material flow to or from body |
| 201 | | . . . . . . Septum pierced by conduit to permit flow |
| 202 | | . . . . . . . Septum flexed toward conduit to force conduit therethrough |
| 203 | | . . . . . . . Septum pierced is piston head |
| 204 | | . . . . . . . Septum within collapsible material reservoir |
| 205 | | . . . . . . . Septum piercing conduit separate from body entering conduit |
| 206 | | . . . . . . . Septum piercing conduit attached to injector by turning one component relative to another (e.g., thread, bayonet type connector, etc.) |
| 207 | | . . . . . Having means for metering material flow to or from body |
| 208 | | . . . . . . Including means for controlling piston stroke length |
| 209 | | . . . . . . . By rachet and pawl |
| 210 | | . . . . . . . By detent |
| 211 | | . . . . . . . By rotatable means (e.g., micrometer, etc.) |
| 212 | | . . . . . Having collapsible material reservoir (e.g., squeeze bulb, etc.) |
| 213 | | . . . . . . Having means to prevent fluid return to reservoir |
| 214 | | . . . . . . Mechanical means (e.g., piston, clamp, etc.) moved to collapse reservoir |
| 215 | | . . . . . . Having orifice occluding means |
| 216 | | . . . . . . Bellows-type reservoir |
| 217 | | . . . . . Reservoir pressurized or exhausted by squeeze bulb |
| 218 | | . . . . . With piston or plunger for expelling material from body or injector reservoir |
| 219 | | . . . . . . Diameter of piston selectively adjustable |
| 220 | | . . . . . . Means for preventing accidental displacement of piston |
| 221 | | . . . . . . Piston or piston actuator slidable in or against seal ring mounted on reservoir |
| 222 | | . . . . . . Seal ring mounted on piston |
| 223 | | . . . . . . Injector components pivoted relative to each other to move piston |
| 224 | | . . . . . . Piston moved by screw or rack |
| 225 | | . . . . . . Means for preventing destructive piston impact on end of material reservoir |
| 226 | | . . . . . . Closable storage cavity included in piston or piston actuator |
| 227 | | . . . . . . Specific structure of finger grip for moving piston |
| 228 | | . . . . . . Specific structure of means coupling piston to piston actuator |
| 229 | | . . . . . . Piston actuator contacting resilient retractable portion on piston |
| 230 | | . . . . . . Means for reducing piston sliding friction (e.g., oil applicator, use of low friction material, etc.) |
| 231 | | . . . . . . Material passed to or from body through aperture in piston |
| 232 | | . . . . . . Material reservoir (e.g., cartridge, etc.) removably mounted in syringe |
| 233 | | . . . . . . . Piston actuator mounted in means (e.g., yoke, etc.) pivoted to syringe |
| 234 | | . . . . . . . Material reservoir centered or clamped in syringe by slidable component |
| 235 | | . . . . . . . Means for ejecting, or facilitating ejection of material reservoir from syringe |
| 236 | | . . . . . . Material flow controlled by valve or movable closure (e.g., plug in orifice, etc.) |
| 237 | | . . . . . . . Diaphragm valve |
| 238 | | . . . . . . . Removable plug |
| 239 | | . . . . . Specific structure of body entering or piercing conduit |
| 240 | | . . . . . Specific structure of means connecting body entering conduit to syringe |
| 241 | | . . . . . . Conduit holder attached to another syringe component by thread means |
| 242 | | . . . . . . Conduit holder attached to another injector component by cam |
| 243 | | . . . . . . Conduit or holder therefor removably attached to another injector component by friction |
| 244 | | . . . Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit material flow to body |
| 245 | | . . . Material flow to or from body terminated by self-acting means |
| 246 | | . . . Means for controlling material flow to or from body, or metering a predetermined dose or amount |
| 247 | | . . . . Having fluid responsive means (e.g., check valve, etc.) |
| 248 | | . . . . Rotatable type valve |
| 249 | | . . . . Slide or reciprocating valve |
| 250 | | . . . . Conduit deforming clamp |
| 251 | | . . . . Drip meter |
| 252 | | . . . . . Having fluid filter |
| 253 | | . . . . . Having drip sensor |
| 254 | | . . . . . Having float controlling or indicating material flow from chamber |
| 255 | | . . . . . Mounted in material reservoir |
| 256 | | . . . . Having flow closing or opening means (e.g., plug, cap, seal, etc.) |
| 257 | | . . . Liquid reservoir with body inserted nozzle or feed conduit connected therewith |
| 258 | | . . . . Having plural feed conduits |
| 259 | | . . . . With storage means (e.g., cabinet, etc.) for reservoir and material feed conduit |
| 260 | | . . . . Having liquid level indicator |
| 261 | | . . . . Having means for supporting body inserted nozzle tip or free end of feed conduit after use |
| 262 | | . . . . Bag type |
| 263 | | . . . Removable cover or protector for body inserted conduit |
| 264 | | . . . Body inserted tubular conduit structure (e.g., needles, cannulas, nozzles, trocars, catheters, etc.) |
| 265 | | . . . . With body soluble, antibactericidal or lubricating materials on conduit |
| 266 | | . . . . With anticlogging means on conduit (e.g., anticlotting, decalcification, tissue occulsion, etc.) |
| 267 | | . . . . . Mechanical cleaning means |
| 268 | | . . . . . With barrier, shield, or suction relief means adjacent tissue contacting orifice |
| 269 | | . . . . . With anticoagulant supply means |
| 270 | | . . . . Having weighted tip means on conduit promoting advance thereof through alimentary tract |
| 271 | | . . . . Having evaginating or invaginating capability |
| 272 | | . . . . Body piercing condit (e.g., needle, etc.) |
| 273 | | . . . . . Specific structure for preventing or minimizing inconvenience casued by breakage during insertion of conduit into body |
| 274 | | . . . . . Specific structure for preventing coring of body tissue |
| 275 | | . . . . Nozzle insertable into body orifice |
| 276 | | . . . . . Having external means for receiving material discharged from body orifice |
| 277 | | . . . . . . Colostomy apparatus |
| 278 | | . . . . . Having orifice sealing means |
| 279 | | . . . . . Vaginal or douche type |
| 523 | | . . . . Flexible catheter or means (e.g., coupling) used therewith |
| 524 | | . . . . . With reinforcing structure |
| 525 | | . . . . . . Providing varying degrees of flexibility along longitudinal axis |
| 526 | | . . . . . . Lumen enforced by embedded or coiling strands |
| 527 | | . . . . . . . Braided or woven strands surrounding lumen |
| 528 | | . . . . . With means to advance or steer catheter, excluding remotely controlled devices |
| 529 | | . . . . . . Including radiopaque or electromagnetic marker |
| 530 | | . . . . . With shape retaining memory |
| 531 | | . . . . . . Temperature activated |
| 532 | | . . . . . . Shaped for cardiovascular system |
| 533 | | . . . . . Coupling or connector structure |
| 534 | | . . . . . . Multiple sections |
| 535 | | . . . . . . . Interfitting members |
| 536 | | . . . . . . . . With expansible internal elements |
| 537 | | . . . . . . With incorporated simple flow control means |
| 538 | | . . . . . . Diverse connecting means on either end |
| 539 | | . . . . . . Providing docking element, port or seal |
| 284 | | . . . . . Having branched shapes (e.g., T or Y drains, etc.) |
| 285 | | . . . Treating material insert retained in body orifice |
| 286 | | . . . . Including foraminous material (e.g., sponge, etc.) or fibrous element other than withdrawal cord |
| 287 | | . . . . . With soluble cover means |
| 288 | | . . . . Soluble in body (e.g., suppository, etc.) |
| 288.01 | | . . . Implantable reservoir having access port implanted under skin |
| 288.02 | | . . . . Port having resealable septum |
| 288.03 | | . . . . Port having valve means |
| 288.04 | | . . . Implantable reservoir having inlet or outlet |
| 289 | | . Treating material applied to or removed from external surface of body, or cutaneous layer of skin (e.g., eye treatment, removal of skin impurities, etc.) |
| 290 | | . . Method of applying or removing material to or from body |
| 291 | | . . Means for cooling or heating material |
| 292 | | . . Glove for applying or removing material to or from wearer's hand |
| 293 | | . . Specific structure for applying or removing material to or from foot or leg |
| 294 | | . . Means for treating eye or surface of ocular cavity |
| 295 | | . . . Dropper, douche, or eyecup for applying liquid to eye |
| 296 | | . . . . Having means for aerating liquid |
| 297 | | . . . . Having means for scavenging liquid after contact with eye |
| 298 | | . . . . Having means for metering liquid flow to eye |
| 299 | | . . . . Having means for preventing contact of liquid with syringe bulb |
| 300 | | . . . . Having means for positioning liquid dispenser relative to eye |
| 301 | | . . . . . Eye cup |
| 302 | | . . . . . Guard or guide |
| 303 | | . . Mask for applying or removing material to or from wearer's face |
| 304 | | . . Bandage, pad, or shield placed on body for sustained treatment thereof |
| 305 | | . . . Treating material supplied to bandage, pad, or shield through conduit connected to remote supply |
| 306 | | . . . Treating material reservoir broken, cut, pierced, or torn to apply treating material to body |
| 307 | | . . . Adhesively attachable to body |
| 308 | | . . . Bandage, pad, shield, or attaching means extendable around body portion |
| 309 | | . . Solid treating material (e.g., styptic pencil, etc.) application |
| 310 | | . . Fluent treating material held in reservoir in hand-supported applicator |
| 311 | | . . . With piston or plunger for expelling material therefrom |
| 312 | | . . Sudatory devices (e.g., removing sweat, etc.) |
| 313 | | . . Means for removing material from surface by suction |
| 314 | | . . . Venom extractor |
| 315 | | . . . Suction generated by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven or mechanical energy storing means (e.g., spring, etc.) |
| 316 | | . . . Means moved by person to produce suction (e.g., squeeze bulb, piston, etc.) |
| 540 | | MEANS OR METHOD FOR FACILITATING REMOVAL OF NON THERAPEUTIC MATERIAL FROM BODY |
| 541 | | . Surgical drain |
| 542 | | . Liposuction |
| 543 | | . Wound or abscess |
| 544 | | . Urinary catheter |
| 317 | | MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.) |
| 318 | | . Material collector with condition indicator |
| 319 | | . Aspiration collection container or trap (e.g., canister, etc.) |
| 320 | | . . Having vacuum shutoff means (e.g., float valve, etc.) |
| 321 | | . . Having liquid seal means |
| 322 | | . Material collector or receptacle having attaching means to static support independent of body |
| 323 | | . . With flow control means (e.g., antibackflow valve, etc.) |
| 324 | | . . With vent or overflow opening |
| 325 | | . . With drip meter |
| 326 | | . . Conduit or connector for material collector/receptor |
| 327 | | . Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive discharge therefrom |
| 328 | | . . Receptacle or portion thereof inserted within body cavity |
| 329 | | . . . Receptacle structured for collecting urine from human female |
| 330 | | . . . Intravaginal |
| 331 | | . . . . With external collector or support means |
| 332 | | . . Receptacle engaging around permanent surgically constructed body opening (e.g., colostomy, etc.) |
| 333 | | . . . Having deodorant means (e.g., filter) |
| 334 | | . . . Having additional irrigation port or means |
| 335 | | . . . With flow control means (e.g., valve, etc.) |
| 336 | | . . . With hydrocolloid type seal (e.g., gel, starch, karaya gum, etc.) |
| 337 | | . . . Means for covering stoma or body opening |
| 338 | | . . . Mounting ring or annulus around body opening |
| 339 | | . . . . Bag attached to seal ring |
| 340 | | . . . . . With bag anticollapse feature |
| 341 | | . . . . . Body engaging surface of seal ring covered by bag wall or portion thereof |
| 342 | | . . . . . Means attaching bag to seal ring |
| 343 | | . . . . . Including body support means |
| 344 | | . . . . . . Adhesive |
| 345 | | . . . With body support means (e.g., belt, garment, etc.) |
| 346 | | . . Receptacles receiving protruding body member (e.g., ears, genitalia, breast, etc.) |
| 347 | | . . . Genital receptacle |
| 348 | | . . . . With separate fecal receiving compartment |
| 349 | | . . . . Receptacle structured for collecting urine or discharge from male member (e.g., external catheter, etc.) |
| 350 | | . . . . . With antibackflow means |
| 351 | | . . . . . With separate body securing means |
| 352 | | . . . . . . Adherent or inflatable type |
| 353 | | . . . . . . Body or body member encircling belt, strap, or harness |
| 354 | | . . . . Catamenial receptacle |
| 355 | | . . Receptacle externally sealing around body opening to receive natural or surgical discharge |
| 356 | | . . Receptacle placed under or against body to collect discharge during surgical or obstetrical operations |
| 357 | | . . . Flexible apron type |
| 358 | | . Absorbent pad for external or internal application and supports therefor (e.g., catamenial devices, diapers, etc.) |
| 359 | | . . Deodorant containing |
| 360 | | . . Containing inhibitor to ammonia or bacteria formation |
| 361 | | . . With wetness indicator or alarm |
| 362 | | . . With radio-opaque material or signaling means for residual material |
| 363 | | . . With lubricating means to facilitate insertion |
| 364 | | . . Containing hydrosoluble, hydrodegradable or body heat soluble material |
| 365 | | . . Containing fiber or material bonding substance |
| 366 | | . . . Thermoplastic |
| 367 | | . . Containing particular materials, fibers, or particles |
| 368 | | . . . Collagen or gelling material |
| 369 | | . . . Foam or cellular structure material |
| 370 | | . . . Thermoplastic |
| 371 | | . . . . Nylon |
| 372 | | . . . Synthetic resin |
| 373 | | . . . Natural or synthetic rubber |
| 374 | | . . . Cellulose or cellulosic materials |
| 375 | | . . . . With additional chemical modifications (e.g., paper, chemical pulp, rayon, etc.) |
| 376 | | . . . . . Carboxy-radical containing |
| 377 | | . . . . Cotton or derivative thereof |
| 378 | | . . Containing layers having differing absorption characteristics (e.g., flow control, wicking, etc.) |
| 379 | | . . . Compressed layer |
| 380 | | . . . . Having discontinuous areas of compression |
| 381 | | . . . Layer coated or treated to decrease absorbency |
| 382 | | . . . . Discontinuous coating or treatment of layer |
| 383 | | . . . Needled or punched layer |
| 384 | | . . Having specific fiber orientation or weave |
| 385.01 | | . . Having specific design, shape, or structural feature |
| 385.02 | | . . . Individual wrapper |
| 385.03 | | . . . With means for securing pad to garment or person |
| 385.04 | | . . . . Side flap |
| 385.05 | | . . . . Release sheet |
| 385.06 | | . . . With means to retain accessory (e.g., towelette or lotion, etc.) |
| 385.07 | | . . . For nursing brassiere |
| 385.08 | | . . . Impermeable topsheet |
| 385.09 | | . . . Opening for exposing umbilical cord, penis, or tail |
| 385.101 | | . . . With means to direct body fluid |
| 385.11 | | . . . With breakaway means |
| 385.12 | | . . . Inflatable component |
| 385.13 | | . . . Disposable means |
| 385.14 | | . . . Removable pad |
| 385.15 | | . . . Washable type |
| 385.16 | | . . . Extendable pad |
| 385.17 | | . . . Intravaginal |
| 385.18 | | . . . . Pulling string |
| 385.19 | | . . . Pouch means |
| 385.201 | | . . . Foldable |
| 385.21 | | . . . Hourglass shape |
| 385.22 | | . . . . Stretchable outer cover |
| 385.23 | | . . . . Absorbent means interposed between pervious topsheet and impervious backsheet |
| 385.24 | | . . . Elastic type edge |
| 385.25 | | . . . . Leg opening |
| 385.26 | | . . . . . Gathered portion |
| 385.27 | | . . . . . . Plural elastic elements |
| 385.28 | | . . . . . Upstanding side flap |
| 385.29 | | . . . . . And waist opening |
| 385.3 | | . . . . Waist opening |
| 385.31 | | . . . Reinforcing means |
| 386 | | . . Pad having means for securing pad during use |
| 387 | | . . . By securing to garment or person |
| 388 | | . . . . Shoulder supported garment |
| 389 | | . . . Adhesive tab fastener element |
| 390 | | . . . . With release means associated with tab fastner |
| 391 | | . . . By fabric strip fastener element (e.g., VELCRO, etc.) |
| 392 | | . . . By strap, belt, tying, or endless band means |
| 393 | | . . Specific garment, holder, or support for absorbent pad |
| 394 | | . . . Abdominal enclosing type |
| 395 | | . . . . With openable or removable crotch portion |
| 396 | | . . . . With endless waist encircling band (e.g., panty type) |
| 397 | | . . . Pad support having means to restrain absorbent pad |
| 398 | | . . . . Pad restrained by means transverse to width of the pad or fastener element (e.g., strap, end flap, or tuck) |
| 399 | | . . . . . Button or snap fastener element |
| 400 | | . . . Pad support or holder adjustable relative to body crotch area |
| 401 | | . . . With body attaching means for pad support |
| 402 | | . . . Pad holding or suspending device |
| 403 | | CONTAINER FOR BLOOD OR BODY TREATING MATERIAL, OR MEANS USED THEREWITH (E.G., NEEDLE FOR PIERCING CONTAINER CLOSURE, ETC.) |
| 404 | | . Means for indicating condition of container content |
| 405 | | . Filter for purifying or washing air entering container |
| 406 | | . Filter or series thereof for liquid entering or leaving container |
| 407 | | . Means for metering amount of content drawn from container |
| 408 | | . Bag type |
| 409 | | . . With means for holding sample of content |
| 410 | | . . Plural compartments or bags |
| 411 | | . Having hollow needle or spike for piercing container or container clossure |
| 412 | | . . Conduit with hollow needle or spike at each end thereof |
| 413 | | . . Pointed at both ends |
| 414 | | . . Mounted on one container and used to pierce another container or closure |
| 415 | | . Container with piercable closure |
| 416 | | . Materials mixed within container |
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| | | CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS |
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| 900 | | TELLTALE SHOWING ENTRY OF BLOOD INTO BODY INSERTED CONDUIT |
| 901 | | INJECTION DEVICE WITH THERMOMETER |
| 902 | | SUCTION WANDS |
| 903 | | MEDICAL CONTAINER WITH MATERIAL AGITATION MEANS |
| 904 | | TAMPONS |
| 905 | | ASEPTIC CONNECTORS OR COUPLINGS (E.G., FRANGIBLE, PIERCABLE, ETC.) |
| 906 | | ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION |
| 907 | | OCCLUDING BY INTERNAL DEVICES (E.G., DETACHABLE BALLOONS) [A61B 17/12P] |
| 908 | | INFLATABLE GRIPPING ELEMENTS [A61B 17/22E2] |
| 909 | | APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY [A61F 5/00B] |
| 910 | | GASTRONOMY FEEDING TUBES [A61J 15/00A] |
| 911 | | ENEMATA AND IRRIGATORS WITH LIQUID RESERVOIR AND A FLEXIBLE, MANUALLY OPERATED PUMPING MEANS (E.G., BY SQUEEZING A BULB) [A61M 3/02D8C] |
| 912 | | CANNULAS, NOZZLES, OR TIPS WITH INFLATABLE BALLOONS [A61M 3/02H8] |
| 913 | | DILATORS MADE OF SWELLABLE MATERIAL [A61M 29/02] |
| 914 | | INTRA-ARTERIAL, OR INTRA-AORTIC, BALLOON PUMPS [A61M 1/10D] |
| 915 | | BALLOON CATHETERS [A61M 25/10] |
| 916 | | . Characterized by balloon shape [A61M 25/10A] |
| 917 | | . Balloons formed between concentric tubes [A61M 25/10B] |
| 918 | | . Balloons anchored to a disc or plate [A61M 25/10C] |
| 919 | | . Multiple balloon catheters [A61M 25/10D] |
| 920 | | . Balloon inflating or inflation control devices [A61M 25/10E] |
| 921 | | . Connections between catheter tubes and inflation tubes [A61M 25/10F] |
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| | | FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS |
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| | | Any foreign patents non-patent literature from subclasses that have been reclassified have been transferred directly to FOR listed below. These collections contain ONLY foreign patents or non-patent literature. The parenthetical references in the collection titles refer to the abolished subclasses from which these collections were derived. |
| FOR 100 | | BLOOD DRAWN AND REPLACED OR TREATED AND RETURNED TO BODY (604/4) |
| FOR 101 | | . Constituent removed from blood and remainder returned to body (604/5) |
| FOR 102 | | . . Component of blood removed (i.e., pheresis) (604/6) |
| | | MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.) (604/317) |
| | | . Absorbent pad for external or internal application and supports therefor (e.g., catamenial devices, diapers, etc.) (604/358) |
| FOR 103 | | . . Having specific design, shape , or structural feature (604/385.1) |
| FOR 104 | | . . . Elastic type edge (604/385.2) |
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