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DEVICES 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]
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Note(s)
This subclass covers suction, pumping or atomising devices for medical use (e.g. cups, breast relievers, irrigators, sprays, powder insufflators, atomisers, inhalers), apparatus for general or local anaesthetics, devices or methods for causing a change in the state of consciousness, catheters, dilators, apparatus for introducing medicines into the body other than orally.[5,8]In this subclass, group A61M 36/00, which relates to the application of radioactive material to the body, takes precedence over other groups.When classifying in this subclass, classification is also made in group B01D 15/08 insofar as subject matter of general interest relating to chromatography is concerned.
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Subclass indexes
SUCTION OR PUMPING DEVICES | 1/00, 60/00 | SYRINGES; IRRIGATORS; BATHS FOR THE INTESTINES | 3/00, 5/00; 9/00 | SPRAYERS, ATOMISERS; INSUFFLATORS | 11/00; 13/00 | INHALING DEVICES | 15/00, 16/00 | DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR ANAESTHESIA | 16/00, 19/00, 21/00 | PROBES, CATHETERS; DRAINS; DILATORS | 25/00; 27/00; 29/00 | TUBES, TUBE CONNECTORS, TUBE COUPLINGS, VALVES, ACCESS SITES OR THE LIKE, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL USE | 39/00 | OTHER DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING OR RETAINING REMEDIES IN THE BODY | 31/00, 37/00 | OTHER DEVICES FOR SPREADING REMEDIES ON THE BODY | 35/00 | APPLYING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TO THE BODY | 36/00 |
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