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| 4C167 | Medium introduction applicators | |
| A61F2/82 -2/97;A61M25/00-29/04;35/00-36/08;37/00-37/00,590;99/00 | ||
| A61M25/00-29/04;35/00-37/00,590;99/00;A61F2/82-2/97 | AA | AA00 TYPE OF APPARATUS (COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION) |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | AA08 | AA09 | AA10 |
| . Catheters | . . Infusion use | . . Drainage use | . . Infusion and drainage use | . . Appliances introduction use (Priority to AA56) | . . Balloon catheters | . . . Dilation use | . . . Occlusion use | . . . Position fix use | . . With cuffs | |||
| AA11 | AA12 | AA14 | AA15 | AA16 | AA17 | |||||||
| . . Quick exchange type, monorail type | . . Characterized by the hub | . Introducers | . . Characterized by the sheath | . . Characterized by the dilator | . . Characterized by the hub | |||||||
| AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA24 | AA26 | AA28 | AA29 | ||||||
| . Retaining needles | . . Characterized by the outer needle, sheath | . . Characterized by the inner needle | . . Characterized by the hub | . Mandrins, obturators | . Guide wires | . . Coil type | ||||||
| AA31 | AA32 | AA33 | AA34 | AA36 | AA38 | AA39 | AA40 | |||||
| . Other auxiliary devices for catheters or the like | . . Operating devices | . . Fixing devices | . . Containers, package tools | . Probes, bougies | . Drainage, absorption tools | . . Drainage equipment | . . Absorption devices | |||||
| AA41 | AA42 | AA43 | AA44 | AA45 | AA46 | AA47 | AA48 | AA49 | AA50 | |||
| . Stents | . . Characterized by the structure | . . . Coil-shaped | . . . Lattice-shaped, braiding-shaped | . . . Cylinder-shaped | . . Characterized by the material shape | . . . Wire materials | . . . Plate materials | . . . Tube materials | . . Having covering materials | |||
| AA51 | AA52 | AA53 | AA54 | AA55 | AA56 | AA58 | ||||||
| . . Branch type | . . Dilation methods | . . . Dilation by shape memory materials | . . . Dilation by elastic materials | . . . Dilation by balloons | . . Stent auxiliary devices (including carriers) | . Expansion devices other than stents | ||||||
| AA61 | AA62 | AA63 | AA64 | AA65 | AA66 | AA67 | AA68 | |||||
| . Application tools | . . Using absorptive materials | . . . Swabs | . . . . With a container | . . Using a rotating body | . . Using fine tubes | . . Atomization, injection type | . . Dropping type | |||||
| AA71 | AA72 | AA74 | AA75 | AA77 | AA80 | |||||||
| . Endermism device | . . Patches | . Embedded type dosing devices | . . Medical fluid injection ports (embedded reservoirs) | . Endoscopes | . Others (*) | |||||||
| BB | BB00 CHARACTERISTIC POINTS (CHARACTERISTIC APPLICATION) |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | BB09 | BB10 | |
| . Shape, structure (*) | . . Tips, near tips | . . Intermediate parts | . . Fixed ends, near fixed ends | . . Inner and outer surfaces | . . . Coating | . . Bending, curves | . . Side holes | . . Parallel tube paths | . . Multiplex tube paths | |||
| BB11 | BB12 | BB13 | BB14 | BB15 | BB16 | BB17 | BB18 | BB19 | BB20 | |||
| . . Axial direction | . . Cross section, radial direction | . . Lamination | . . Embedding wire materials | . . . Braiding | . . . Coils | . . Branch areas | . . Connecting areas (between appliances) | . . . Attachable and detachable | . . . Fixed | |||
| BB21 | BB22 | BB23 | BB24 | BB25 | BB26 | BB27 | BB28 | BB29 | BB30 | |||
| . Parts composition (*) | . . Fixed parts to human body | . . . Body surfaces | . . . . Fixing in parallel | . . . . Fixing vertically | . . . In the body | . . Balloons | . . . Balloons per se | . . . Core parts, internal structure | . . . Mounting parts, near mounting parts | |||
| BB31 | BB32 | BB33 | BB34 | BB35 | BB36 | BB37 | BB38 | BB39 | BB40 | |||
| . . Grooves, slits, cut lines | . . Covers, containers | . . Valves, sealing tools | . . Stoppers (caps) | . . Turncocks (cocks) | . . Filters | . . Energizing parts (e.g. spring) | . . Gradual increase, gradual decrease | . . Numbers of elements | . . Sequences, arrangements of elements | |||
| BB41 | BB42 | BB43 | BB44 | BB45 | BB46 | BB47 | BB48 | |||||
| . Utilization of energy (*) | . . Electricity | . . Radiation (e.g. X-rays) | . . Magnetism | . . Ultrasonic waves, sonic waves | . . Microwaves | . . Laser | . . Visible light, ultra-violet ray, infra-red ray | |||||
| BB51 | BB52 | BB53 | BB54 | BB55 | BB56 | |||||||
| . Operations (*) | . . Capable of bending operations | . . Characterized by the propulsion means | . . . Self-propulsion | . . . By blood flow | . . . By magnetic fields | |||||||
| BB61 | BB62 | BB63 | BB70 | |||||||||
| . Detection (*) | . . Sensors | . . Scales, markers | . Others (*) | |||||||||
| CC | CC00 APPLICATION PARTS (COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION) |
CC01 | CC02 | CC04 | CC05 | CC06 | CC07 | CC08 | CC09 | CC10 | ||
| . Human body surfaces | . . Scalp | . Inside the body | . . Subcutaneous | . . Wounds (surgery) | . . Body cavity in general | . . Blood vessels, vasculars | . . . Narrowed areas, block areas | . . . Aneurysm areas | ||||
| CC11 | CC12 | CC13 | CC14 | CC15 | CC16 | CC17 | CC18 | CC19 | CC20 | |||
| . . Head | . . . Brain | . . . Eyes | . . . Ears | . . . Nose | . . . Oral cavities, larynxs | . . . Teeth | . . Cervical part, body | . . . Heart | . . . Esophagus, stomach | |||
| CC21 | CC22 | CC23 | CC24 | CC25 | CC26 | CC27 | CC28 | CC29 | CC30 | |||
| . . . Tracheae, lungs | . . . Bile ducts, gallbladders, pancreatic ducts, pancreas | . . . Intestines | . . . . Rectum, anus | . . . Uterus, vagina, fallopian tubes | . . . Urethra, bladder, ureter, kidney | . . . Spine | . . . Abdominal cavities | . Unspecified | . Others (*) | |||
| DD | DD00 TREATMENT TYPE (GRANT CHARACTERISTICS) |
DD01 | DD02 | DD03 | DD04 | DD05 | DD06 | DD07 | DD08 | DD10 | ||
| . Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) e.g. PTCA | . Intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) | . Dialysis | . Radiation therapy | . Athlete's foot treatment | . Artificial insemination | . Gene therapy | . Aneurysm treatment | . Others (*) | ||||
| EE | EE00 CONTROL (GRANT CHARACTERISTICS) |
EE01 | EE03 | EE05 | EE07 | EE08 | ||||||
| . Position control | . Shape control (Priority to EE11 to EE13) | . Temperature control | . Control of introduced quantity (Priority to EE11 to EE13) | . . Medicine liquid slow release | ||||||||
| EE11 | EE12 | EE13 | EE15 | EE20 | ||||||||
| . Balloons | . . Time | . . Pressure | . Alarm | . Others (*) | ||||||||
| FF | FF00 MANUFACTURE (GRANT CHARACTERISTICS) |
FF01 | FF03 | FF05 | FF10 | |||||||
| . Catheters | . Guide wires | . Stents | . Others (*) | |||||||||
| GG | GG00 MATERIALS (GRANT CHARACTERISTICS) |
GG01 | GG02 | GG03 | GG04 | GG05 | GG06 | GG07 | GG08 | GG09 | GG10 | |
| . Polymer compounds | . . Synthetic polymer | . . . Silicon including type, silicone | . . . Fluorine including type | . . . Polyurethane type | . . . Polyolefin type | . . . Polyamide type, nylon | . . . Polyester type | . . . Polyimide type | . . . Polyvinyl chloride type | |||
| GG11 | GG12 | GG14 | GG16 | |||||||||
| . . Natural polymer | . . . Biomedical materials | . Adhesives | . Medicines | |||||||||
| GG21 | GG22 | GG23 | GG24 | GG26 | ||||||||
| . Metals | . . Iron, stainless steel | . . Alloys | . . . Nickel-Ti base | . Inorganic non-metals, ceramics | ||||||||
| GG31 | GG32 | GG33 | GG34 | GG35 | GG36 | GG37 | ||||||
| . Characterized by physical properties | . . Shape memory | . . Super elasticity | . . Contrast (radiopacity) | . . Melting points, softening points, glass transition points | . . Stretchability, elasticity, flexibility | . . Thermoplasticity | ||||||
| GG41 | GG42 | GG43 | GG45 | GG46 | GG47 | GG50 | ||||||
| . Characterized by chemical properties | . . Biocompatibility | . . Biological absorbability | . Characterized by form of material | . . Porosity | . . Powder form, granular | . Others (*) | ||||||
| HH | HH00 EFFECT (GRANT CHARACTERISTICS) |
HH01 | HH02 | HH03 | HH04 | HH06 | HH07 | HH08 | HH09 | HH10 | ||
| . Strength | . . Abrasion resistance, durability | . . Twist prevention, torque transmission ability | . . Prevention of folding (e.g. kink), deforming, collapsing | . Safety | . . Damage prevention for apparatus, pollution control | . . Safety for patient | . . Safety, infection prevention for operating surgeons | . . Asepticism, antibacterial | ||||
| HH11 | HH12 | HH14 | HH15 | HH16 | HH17 | HH18 | HH19 | HH20 | ||||
| . Confirmation, identification | . . Transparency, sight through property | . Low friction, slipping property | . High friction | . Hydrophilicity, wettability | . Flexibility | . Stretchability | . Transmissivity | . Leak prevention (hemostatis, air tightness, liquid sealing) | ||||
| HH21 | HH22 | HH30 | ||||||||||
| . Deforming, degasification | . Automatization | . Others (*) |