MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE

Description

A61 encompasses inventions and technologies in medical and veterinary diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and hygiene. This broad class includes medical devices, surgical instruments, therapeutic methods, prosthetics, dental equipment, and hygiene products for both human and animal healthcare. Related inventions in pharmaceutical formulations (A61K), physical therapy and rehabilitation (A61H), and medical diagnostic apparatus (A61B) are classified within this section, while chemical compositions themselves are typically handled in section C.

Related Keywords

DISTENDING parts of the body for medical purposesmedical or surgical treatment for HEALTHHYGIENEINOCULATIONappliances for performing surgical or medical OPERATION(S)

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Child Classifications

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A61B DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
A61C DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
A61D VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
A61F FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
A61G TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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
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
A61K PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
A61L 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
A61M DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
A61N ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
A61P SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
A61Q SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS