METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K)

Description

A61L encompasses sterilization and disinfection technologies for medical materials and environments, including physical methods (heat, radiation, filtration) and chemical processes. It covers air treatment systems for medical facilities, as well as the composition and chemical properties of wound care products such as bandages, dressings, and absorbent pads used in surgical applications. This subclass also includes antimicrobial or bioactive materials incorporated into medical textiles and devices, excluding broader medical device design covered by other A61 classes.

21 direct subcodes

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A61L 11/00 Methods specially adapted for refuse
A61L 12/00 Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising contact lenses; Accessories therefor
A61L 15/00 Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads (for liquid bandages A61L26/00; radioactive dressings )
A61L 17/00 Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels (surgical adhesives A61L24/00; surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing or ligaturing A61B17/04, A61B17/12; supports or packages for suture materials A61B17/04);
A61L 2/00 Disinfection or sterilisation of materials or objects, in general; Accessories therefor
A61L 2101/00 Chemical composition of materials used in disinfecting, sterilising or deodorising
A61L 2103/00 Materials or objects being the target of disinfection or sterilisation
A61L 2202/00 Aspects relating to methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects
A61L 2209/00 Aspects relating to disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
A61L 2300/00 Biologically active materials used in bandages, wound dressings, absorbent pads or medical devices
A61L 24/00 Surgical adhesives or cements; Adhesives for colostomy devices
A61L 2400/00 Materials characterised by their function or physical properties
A61L 2420/00 Materials or methods for coatings medical devices
A61L 2430/00 Materials or treatment for tissue regeneration
A61L 26/00 Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages
A61L 27/00 Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses (dental prostheses A61C13/00; shape or structure of prostheses A61F2/00; use of preparations for artificial teeth A61K6/80; artificial kidneys A61M1/14)
A61L 28/00 Materials for colostomy devices (adhesives for colostomy devices A61L24/00)
A61L 29/00 Materials for catheters, or for coating catheters (shape or structure of catheters A61M25/00)
A61L 31/00 Materials for other surgical articles
A61L 33/00 Antithrombogenic treatment of surgical articles, e.g. sutures, catheters, prostheses, or of articles for the manipulation or conditioning of blood; Materials for such treatment