A61J CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
Description
A61J covers specialized containers and delivery devices for pharmaceutical and medical applications, including packaging designed to protect, preserve, or facilitate the administration of medicines and medicinal products. This subclass encompasses devices for oral drug delivery (such as dosing cups, syringes for liquid medicines, and pill organizers), equipment for formulating pharmaceuticals into specific physical forms (tablets, capsules, powders), and related medical accessories like baby pacifiers and spittoons. The classification applies to both the structural design of containers that meet pharmaceutical safety and stability requirements and the functional mechanisms enabling controlled or convenient medicine administration to patients.
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Child Classifications
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- A61J 1/00 Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes (capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00)
- A61J 11/00 Teats
- A61J 13/00 Breast-nipple shields (breast-pumps A61M1/06)
- A61J 15/00 Feeding-tubes for therapeutic purposes
- A61J 17/00 Baby-comforters; Teething rings
- A61J 19/00 Devices for receiving spittle, e.g. spittoons (for dentists A61C17/14)
- A61J 2200/00 General characteristics or adaptations
- A61J 2205/00 General identification or selection means
- A61J 3/00 Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
- A61J 7/00 Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons (calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material G01F19/00; weighing spoons G01G19/56); Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
- A61J 9/00 Feeding-bottles in general