for immobilising

Introduced: January 1995

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices > Orthopaedic devices, e.g. long-term immobilising or pressure directing devices for treating broken or deformed bones such as splints, casts or braces > Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints > for immobilising

Classification Context

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

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A61F 5/052 specially adapted to facilitate walking, e.g. ambulatory braces
A61F 5/055 Cervical collars
A61F 5/058 Splints