Extracorporeal pumps, i.e. the blood being pumped outside the patient’s body

Full Title

Blood pumps; Devices for mechanical circulatory actuation; Balloon pumps for circulatory assistance > Location thereof with respect to the patient’s body > Extracorporeal pumps, i.e. the blood being pumped outside the patient’s body

Classification Context

Section:

HUMAN NECESSITIES

Class:

MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE

Subclass:

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

Child Classifications

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• A61M 60/109 incorporated within extracorporeal blood circuits or systems
• A61M 60/117 for assisting the heart, e.g. transcutaneous or external ventricular assist devices