A61H PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)
Description
This subclass covers mechanical and electromechanical devices for non-invasive physical therapy, including apparatus for locating and stimulating reflex points (acupressure, trigger points), vibration and massage equipment, artificial respiration devices, and specialized bathing or hydrotherapy systems designed for therapeutic or hygienic treatment of the body or specific anatomical regions. Examples include massage chairs, vibration platforms, percussion massagers, electrodes for reflex stimulation, and therapeutic bathing equipment. The classification excludes drug delivery or chemical treatments (covered in A61K) and specialized surgical or diagnostic instruments, focusing instead on mechanical stimulation and physical manipulation therapies.
24 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A61H 1/00 Apparatus for passive exercising (A61H5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
- A61H 11/00 Belts, strips or combs for massage purposes
- A61H 13/00 Gum massage
- A61H 15/00 Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
- A61H 19/00 Massage for the genitals;
- A61H 21/00 Massage devices for cavities of the body
- A61H 2201/00 Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
- A61H 2203/00 Additional characteristics concerning the patient
- A61H 2205/00 Devices for specific parts of the body (A61H1/02, A61H13/00, A61H19/00, A61H21/00, A61H35/00 take precedence)
- A61H 2207/00 Anti-cellulite devices
- A61H 2209/00 Devices for avoiding blood stagnation, e.g. Deep Vein Thrombosis [DVT] devices
- A61H 2230/00 Measuring physical parameters of the user
- A61H 23/00 Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms
- A61H 3/00 Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about (apparatus for helping babies to walk A47D13/04 )
- A61H 31/00 Artificial respiration by a force applied to the chest; Heart stimulation, e.g. heart massage (applying electric currents by contact electrodes for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers, A61N1/36 )
- A61H 33/00 Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes (A61H35/00 takes precedence; for sub aquatic intestinal cleaning A61M9/00; electric or magnetic baths, applying ionised fluids A61N1/44 )
- A61H 35/00 Baths for specific parts of the body
- A61H 36/00 Sweating suits
- A61H 37/00 Accessories for massage
- A61H 39/00 Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture (chiropodists' instruments A61B17/54; )