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Class Number: 604 Class Title: SURGERY Subclass Subclass Number Title 890.1 CONTROLLED RELEASE THERAPEUTIC DEVICE OR SYSTEM 891.1 .Implanted dynamic device or system 892.1 .Osmotic or diffusion pumped device or system 1 SWAB INCLUDING HANDLE (E.G., STICK, ETC.) WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL AT END THEREOF 2 .Body treating material fed to absorbent material 3 ..Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit flow of material 4 BLOOD DRAWN AND REPLACED OR TREATED AND RETURNED TO BODY 5 .Constituent removed from blood and remainder returned to body 6 ..Component of blood removed (i.e., pheresis) 7 BLOOD TRANSFERRED BETWEEN DIFFERENT BODIES ALONG CONTINUOUS FLOW PATH (E.G., TRANSFUSION, ETC.) 8 DEVICES TRANSFERRING FLUIDS FROM WITHIN ONE AREA OF BODY TO ANOTHER (E.G., SHUNTS, ETC.) 9 .With flow control means (e.g., check valves, hydrocephalus pumps, etc.) 10 ..With antisiphon means 11 MEANS FOR INSERTING FIBROUS OR FORAMINOUS RESIDENT PACKING, RECEPTOR, OR MEDICAMENT CARRIER INTO BODY ORIFICE 12 .With lubricating means 13 .With means for ejecting continuous length insert (e.g., gauze packing) 14 .Distal portion of inserting means deformed, expanded, or ruptured to permit passage of insert therefrom 15 .With slidable ejector (e.g., plunger or ram, etc.) inside tubular inserting means 16 ..Ejector moved into operating position from stored location inside or alongside inserting means 17 ...Ejector pivoted or swung into operating position 18 ..Tubular inserting means releasably interlocked with ejector 19 MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) 20 .Infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-ray or electrical energy applied to body (e.g., iontophoresis, etc.) 21 ..With tubular injection means inserted into body 22 .With means for cutting, scarifying, or vibrating (e.g., ultrasonic, etc.) tissue 23 .Gas application 24 ..Gas mixed with other material 25 ..Ozone 26 ..Gas injected into body canal or cavity 27 .Material introduced into and removed from body through passage in body inserted means 28 ..Method 29 ..Peritoneal dialysis 30 ..Flow control 31 ...By self-acting means or condition responsive sensor 32 ...Rotary valve 33 ...Slide or reciprocating valve 34 ...Deformable occluding tube valvee 35 ..With aspirating or vacuum removing means 36 ..Means moved by person to introduce and remove material 37 ...Hand-supported squeeze bulb 38 ...Piston 39 ..Structure of douche nozzle having separate ingress and egress passages therein 40 ...With telescoping movement between ingress and egress passages 41 ...With body orifice occluding means 42 ....Axially adjustable 43 ..Body inserted conduit with separate ingress and egress passages 44 ...Having body piercing means 45 ...Having air or gas venting passage 46 .Treating material introduced into body by contact with wound formed therein by solid scarifier, cutter, or the like (e.g., scratching skin with vaccine coated needle, etc.) 47 ..With separate applicator for material or separate holder for material placed on applicator or in wound 48 .Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin 49 ..Methods 50 ...Material introduction or removal responsive to sensed body condition 51 ...Material introduced into body or removed therefrom through piercing conduit (e.g., needle) inserted into body 52 ....Material introduced into or removed from blood vessel 53 .....By catheter 54 ...Material introduced into or removed from body orifice 55 ....Female reproductory tract 56 ...Liquid mixed with solid or different liquid 57 ..Means for placing solid treating material in body 58 ...Powder dispenser 59 ...Means for ejecting solid from holder 60 ....Solid ejected from body inserted conduit 61 .....Eject means moved by force applied to trigger associated with pistol grip 62 .....Solid units successively fed to conduit from supply means (e.g., magazine, etc.) 63 .....Eject means driven by spring 64 .....Solid loaded into injector through opening in side wall of plunger housing 65 ..Material flow varying means controlled by condition responsive sensor 66 ...Sensor responsive to body condition 67 ...Sensor controls pump, motor, or pressure driven means 68 ..Needleless hypodermic injector 69 ...Material expelled from injector by explosive charge 70 ...Material expelled from injector by pressurized fluid 71 ...Multidose type 72 ...Structure of material reservoir replaceably held in injector 73 ..Means forceably introducing or removing material from body orifice or wound 74 ...Lacteal extractors (e.g., breast pump, etc.) 75 ....With collapsible bulb means 76 ....With suction generated orally by person or user 77 ..Structure of means contacting portion of head (e.g., tongue,, etc.) during placement of treating material in mouth or throat 78 ...Drinking cup 79 ...Means for engaging head to hold feed device in mouth 80 ..Gravity feed to body from plural material reservoirs 81 ...With self-acting sequential flow from reservoirs 82 ..Means for intermixing liquid with solid or different liquid 83 ...Treating material introduced directly into liquid stream path 84 ....Solid treating material 85 ....Liquid stream passes through reservoir containing treating material 86 ....Septum pierced by conduit 87 ...Means broken, cut, pierced or torn to permit mixing 88 ....Septum 89 ...Closure or barrier between compartments moved to permit mixing 90 ....Closure moved, expanded, or flexed by force transmitted by liquid 91 ....Closure moved by relative movement between closure and separate protruding member 92 ...Solid dissolved in liquid 93 ..Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body 94 ...Dual nozzles for insertions into paired body orifices (e.g., nasal passages, etc.) 95 ...Conduit with self-propelled or remote control means 96 ...Having means inflated in body (e.g., inflatable nozzle, dilator, balloon catheter, occluder, etc.) 97 ....Including means forcing inflation fluid into inflatable means 98 .....Pressurized inflation means 99 ....With inflation or deflation control means 100 ....With indicator means 101 ....With plural balloons on conduit 102 ....With aperture in conduit proximal of inflated means 103 ....With means bonding or mechanically securing balloon sleeve or connector member (e.g., coupling funnel, etc.) to conduit 104 ...Having means expanding body orifice or canal (e.g., dilator, retaining means, etc.) 105 ....Expanding bow 106 ....Expanding arm or finger 107 .....Expansion actuated by axially movable member 108 ......Rotatable means actuates axially movable member 109 .....Expansion actuated by rotatable means (e.g, threaded or cammed member, etc.) 110 ...Having means for preventing reuse of device 111 ...Having means for indicating device is defective , used, or tampered with 112 ...Having means for desensitizing skin 113 ...Having means for cooling or heating body, treating or collected material or device 114 ....Electric means 115 ...Having means for protruding skin to facilitate piercing it 116 ...Having means for locating or identifying point where body is to be pierced (e.g., apertured body fitting template, etc.) 117 ...Having structure for controlling depth of insertion of bodyy piercer 118 ...Having means for varying, regulating, indicating, or limiting injection pressure or aspirating suction 119 ....Means varying or regulating suction 120 .....With cyclic or timed regulation 121 ....On piston type injector or aspirator 122 ...Having means for eliminating and/or preventing injection of air into body 123 ....From pump injection device 124 ....From injection means moved by person to impel material into body 125 .....From hand supported injection means 126 ....By hydrophilic or hydrophobic filters 127 ....By low level float cutoff 128 ...Having siphon means for removing material from external source or body 129 ....With vacuum breaking means (e.g., vent, etc.) 130 ...Having projectile injector operated upon impact with body 131 ...Treating material forced into or out of body by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven, or mechanical energy storing means (e.g., pressure infusion or aspiration, etc.) 132 ....Material impelled into body by contraction of expanded elastic material reservoir 133 ....Material exhausted from body by expansion of contracted elastic receptacle or resilient means therein 134 ....Material impelled by spring 135 .....Spring drives piston 136 .....Material conduit forced into body by spring 137 ......Spring triggered by skin contacting means 138 ......Portion of conduit stored in material supply means 139 ......Material supply means pierced by conduit 140 ....Material impelled by pressurized charge of gas or vacuum 141 .....Material impelled by means (e.g., diaphragm, piston) moved by gas or vacuum pressure 142 ......Reservoir prepressurized or exhausted by squeeze bulb 143 ......Piston impelled by gas or vacuum pressure 144 .......And impelling material conduit into body 145 .....Pressurizing gas generated by chemical reaction 146 .....Pressurizing gas or vacuum charge produced by mechanical actuator (e.g., air pump, etc.) associated with injector 147 .....Pressurizing gas or vacuum charge supplied by external storage source 148 .....Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit material flow 149 ....Material impelled by negative pressure created by current of fluid (e.g., air entrainment, etc.) 150 ....Material impelled by hydraulic or water hydrant pressure 151 ....Material impelled by pump 152 .....Reciprocating piston type 153 .....Deformable resilient chamber type 154 ....Material impelled by nonreciprocating piston driven by motor 155 .....With threaded drive means 156 ...Conduit forced into body by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven, or mechanical energy storing means 157 ....Conduit impelled by spring 158 ...Body entering conduit axially movable within body piercing conduit while former is disposed in the bodyy 159 ....Having mechanical means for feeding conduit through piercing conduit 160 ....Having longitudinal groove or slot in piercing conduit to permit removal from body entering conduit 161 ....Piercing conduit longitudinally separable for removal from body entering conduit 162 ....Having guard on piercing conduit for protecting body entering conduit 163 ....Having bag or sheath enclosing body entering conduit 164 ...Body piercer, obturator rod, or stylet axially movable within body entering conduit while latter is disposed in body 165 ....Having means preventing relative movement between elements during their insertion into body 166 ....Having groove or reduced portion on piercer, rod, or stylet for receiving distal end of conduit 167 ....Having resealable closure means for conduit 168 ....Having telltale for showing entry of blood into conduit 169 ....Flow control means in conduit operable after removal of piercer, obturator, or stylet from conduit 170 ....Having blunt tip on obturator rod or stylet 171 ...Body entering conduit axially movable within flexible protective sheath facilitating sterile insertion into body duct 172 ....Having lubricating means 173 ...Injection or aspiration device having plural body entering conduits 174 ...Means for securing conduit to body 175 ....Implanted connecting means 176 ....Vacuum 177 ....And used as conduit manipulator (e.g., foldable gripper wings, etc.) 178 ....Axially movable clamp means 179 ....Belt, strap, or band securing means 180 ....Adhesive securing means 181 ...Means moved by person to inject or remove fluent material to or from body inserted conduit, holder, or reservoir 182 ....Means moved by weight of body placed thereon 183 ....Material expelled from reservoir having separate external feed means and discharge outlet 184 .....Material fed to reservoir through hollow piston 185 .....Reservoir squeezed to expel material therefrom 186 .....Means for metering material flow to or from body 187 ....Injector or aspirator syringe supported only by person during use (e.g., hand held hypodermic syringe, douche tube with forced injection, etc.) 188 .....Having body piercing conduit mounted on syringe for rotation about its longitudinal axis 189 .....Having medical information (e.g., name of patient or medicament, etc.) means 190 .....Having fluid filter 191 .....Having plural material reservoirs 192 .....Having cover or protector for body entering conduit 193 ......Used as piston actuator after removal from conduit covering or protecting position on syringe 194 ......Entire body entering conduit stored in cavity in piston or piston actuator inside syringe prior to use 195 ......Portion of body entering conduit stored in material receiving syringe reservoirr 196 .......And extended therefrom by piston when syringe is used 197 ......Common cover or protector for body entering conduit and material syringe reservoir 198 ......Cover or protector for body entering conduit movable axially relative to one another 199 .....Having structure for facilitating sterilization of syringe or preventing contamination of material therein 200 .....Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit material flow to or from body 201 ......Septum pierced by conduit to permit flow 202 .......Septum flexed toward conduit to force conduit therethrough 203 .......Septum pierced is piston head 204 .......Septum within collapsible material reservoir 205 .......Septum piercing conduit separate from body entering conduit 206 .......Septum piercing conduit attached to injector by turning one component relative to another (e.g., thread, bayonet type connector, etc.) 207 .....Having means for metering material flow to or from body 208 ......Including means for controlling piston stroke length 209 .......By rachet and pawl 210 .......By detent 211 .......By rotatable means (e.g., micrometer, etc.) 212 .....Having collapsible material reservoir (e.g., squeeze bulb, etc.) 213 ......Having means to prevent fluid return to reservoir 214 ......Mechanical means (e.g., piston, clamp, etc.) moved to collapse reservoir 215 ......Having orifice occluding means 216 ......Bellows-type reservoir 217 .....Reservoir pressurized or exhausted by squeeze bulb 218 .....With piston or plunger for expelling material from body or injector reservoir 219 ......Diameter of piston selectively adjustable 220 ......Means for preventing accidental displacement of piston 221 ......Piston or piston actuator slidable in or against seal ring mounted on reservoir 222 ......Seal ring mounted on piston 223 ......Injector components pivoted relative to each other to move piston 224 ......Piston moved by screw or rack 225 ......Means for preventing destructive piston impact on end of material reservoir 226 ......Closable storage cavity included in piston or piston actuator 227 ......Specific structure of finger grip for moving piston 228 ......Specific structure of means coupling piston to piston actuator 229 ......Piston actuator contacting resilient retractable portion on piston 230 ......Means for reducing piston sliding friction (e.g., oil applicator, use of low friction material, etc.) 231 ......Material passed to or from body through aperture in piston 232 ......Material reservoir (e.g., cartridge, etc.) removably mounted in syringe 233 .......Piston actuator mounted in means (e.g., yoke, etc.)) pivoted to syringe 234 .......Material reservoir centered or clamped in syringe by slidable component 235 .......Means for ejecting, or facilitating ejection of material reservoir from syringe 236 ......Material flow controlled by valve or movable closure (e.g., plug in orifice, etc.) 237 .......Diaphragm valve 238 .......Removable plug 239 .....Specific structure of body entering or piercing conduit 240 .....Specific structure of means connecting body entering conduit to syringe 241 ......Conduit holder attached to another syringe component by thread means 242 ......Conduit holder attached to another injector component by cam 243 ......Conduit or holder therefor removably attached to another injector component by friction 244 ...Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit material flow to body 245 ...Material flow to or from body terminated by self-acting means 246 ...Means for controlling material flow to or from body, or metering a predetermined dose or amount 247 ....Having fluid responsive means (e.g., check valve, etc.) 248 ....Rotatable type valve 249 ....Slide or reciprocating valve 250 ....Conduit deforming clamp 251 ....Drip meter 252 .....Having fluid filter 253 .....Having drip sensor 254 .....Having float controlling or indicating material flow from chamber 255 .....Mounted in material reservoir 256 ....Having flow closing or opening means (e.g., plug, cap, seal, etc.) 257 ...Liquid reservoir with body inserted nozzle or feed conduit connected therewith 258 ....Having plural feed conduits 259 ....With storage means (e.g., cabinet, etc.) for reservoir and material feed conduit 260 ....Having liquid level indicator 261 ....Having means for supporting body inserted nozzle tip or free end of feed conduit after use 262 ....Bag type 263 ...Removable cover or protector for body inserted conduit 264 ...Body inserted tubular conduit structure (e.g., needles, cannulas, nozzles, trocars, catheters, etc.) 265 ....With body soluble, antibactericidal or lubricating materials on conduit 266 ....With anticlogging means on conduit (e.g., anticlotting, decalcification, tissue occulsion, etc.) 267 .....Mechanical cleaning means 268 .....With barrier, shield, or suction relief means adjacent tissue contacting orifice 269 .....With anticoagulant supply means 270 ....Having weighted tip means on conduit promoting advance thereof through alimentary tractt 271 ....Having evaginating or invaginating capability 272 ....Body piercing condit (e.g., needle, etc.) 273 .....Specific structure for preventing or minimizing inconvenience casued by breakage during insertion of conduit into body 274 .....Specific structure for preventing coring of body tissue 275 ....Nozzle insertable into body orifice 276 .....Having external means for receiving material discharged from body orifice 277 ......Colostomy apparatus 278 .....Having orifice sealing means 279 .....Vaginal or douche type 280 ....Flexible catheter/cannula or means (e.g., coupling, etc.) used therewith 281 .....Having shape retaining memory 282 .....Having rigidifying or anticollapsing means (e.g., reinforcing coils, etc.) 283 .....With coupling or connector structure 284 .....Having branched shapes (e.g., T or Y drains, etc.) 285 ...Treating material insert retained in body orifice 286 ....Including foraminous material (e.g., sponge, etc.) or fibrous element other than withdrawal cord 287 .....With soluble cover means 288 ....Soluble in body (e.g., suppository, etc.) 289 .Treating material applied to or removed from external surface of body, or cutaneous layer of skin (e.g., eye treatment, removal of skin impurities, etc.) 290 ..Method of applying or removing material to or from body 291 ..Means for cooling or heating material 292 ..Glove for applying or removing material to or from wearer's hand 293 ..Specific structure for applying or removing material to or from foot or leg 294 ..Means for treating eye or surface of ocular cavity 295 ...Dropper, douche, or eyecup for applying liquid to eye 296 ....Having means for aerating liquid 297 ....Having means for scavenging liquid after contact with eye 298 ....Having means for metering liquid flow to eye 299 ....Having means for preventing contact of liquid with syringe bulb 300 ....Having means for positioning liquid dispenser relative to eye 301 .....Eye cup 302 .....Guard or guide 303 ..Mask for applying or removing material to or from wearer's face 304 ..Bandage, pad, or shield placed on body for sustained treatment thereof 305 ...Treating material supplied to bandage, pad, or shield through conduit connected to remote supply 306 ...Treating material reservoir broken, cut, pierced, or torn to apply treating material to body 307 ...Adhesively attachable to body 308 ...Bandage, pad, shield, or attaching means extendable around body portion 309 ..Solid treating material (e.g., styptic pencil, etc.) application 310 ..Fluent treating material held in reservoir in hand-supportedd applicator 311 ...With piston or plunger for expelling material therefrom 312 ..Sudatory devices (e.g., removing sweat, etc.) 313 ..Means for removing material from surface by suction 314 ...Venom extractor 315 ...Suction generated by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven or mechanical energy storing means (e.g., spring, etc.) 316 ...Means moved by person to produce suction (e.g., squeeze bulb, piston, etc.) 317 MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.) 318 .Material collector with condition indicator 319 .Aspiration collection container or trap (e.g., canister, etc.) 320 ..Having vacuum shutoff means (e.g., float valve, etc.) 321 ..Having liquid seal means 322 .Material collector or receptacle having attaching means to static support independent of body 323 ..With flow control means (e.g., antibackflow valve, etc.) 324 ..With vent or overflow opening 325 ..With drip meter 326 ..Conduit or connector for material collector/receptor 327 .Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive discharge therefrom 328 ..Receptacle or portion thereof inserted within body cavity 329 ...Receptacle structured for collecting urine from human female 330 ...Intravaginal 331 ....With external collector or support means 332 ..Receptacle engaging around permanent surgically constructed body opening (e.g., colostomy, etc.) 333 ...Having deodorant means (e.g., filter) 334 ...Having additional irrigation port or means 335 ...With flow control means (e.g., valve, etc.) 336 ...With hydrocolloid type seal (e.g., gel, starch, karaya gum, etc.) 337 ...Means for covering stoma or body opening 338 ...Mounting ring or annulus around body opening 339 ....Bag attached to seal ring 340 .....With bag anticollapse feature 341 .....Body engaging surface of seal ring covered by bag wall or portion thereof 342 .....Means attaching bag to seal ring 343 .....Including body support means 344 ......Adhesive 345 ...With body support means (e.g., belt, garment, etc.) 346 ..Receptacles receiving protruding body member (e.g., ears, genitalia, breast, etc.) 347 ...Genital receptacle 348 ....With separate fecal receiving compartment 349 ....Receptacle structured for collecting urine or discharge from male member (e.g., external catheter, etc.) 350 .....With antibackflow means 351 .....With separate body securing means 352 ......Adherent or inflatable type 353 ......Body or body member encircling belt, strap, or harness 354 ....Catamenial receptacle 355 ..Receptacle externally sealing around body opening to receive natural or surgical discharge 356 ..Receptacle placed under or against body to collect dischargee during surgical or obstetrical operations 357 ...Flexible apron type 358 .Absorbent pad for external or internal application and supports therefor (e.g., catamenial devices, diapers, etc.) 359 ..Deodorant containing 360 ..Containing inhibitor to ammonia or bacteria formation 361 ..With wetness indicator or alarm 362 ..With radio-opaque material or signaling means for residual material 363 ..With lubricating means to facilitate insertion 364 ..Containing hydrosoluble, hydrodegradable or body heat soluble material 365 ..Containing fiber or material bonding substance 366 ...Thermoplastic 367 ..Containing particular materials, fibers, or particles 368 ...Collagen or gelling material 369 ...Foam or cellular structure material 370 ...Thermoplastic 371 ....Nylon 372 ...Synthetic resin 373 ...Natural or synthetic rubber 374 ...Cellulose or cellulosic materials 375 ....With additional chemical modifications (e.g., paper, chemical pulp, rayon, etc.) 376 .....Carboxy-radical containing 377 ....Cotton or derivative thereof 378 ..Containing layers having differing absorption characteristics (e.g., flow control, wicking, etc.) 379 ...Compressed layer 380 ....Having discontinuous areas of compression 381 ...Layer coated or treated to decrease absorbency 382 ....Discontinuous coating or treatment of layer 383 ...Needled or punched layer 384 ..Having specific fiber orientation or weave 385.1 ..Having specific design, shape, or structural feature 385.2 ...Elastic type edge 386 ..Pad having means for securing pad during use 387 ...By securing to garment or person 388 ....Shoulder supported garment 389 ...Adhesive tab fastener element 390 ....With release means associated with tab fastner 391 ...By fabric strip fastener element (e.g., VELCRO, etc.) 392 ...By strap, belt, tying, or endless band means 393 ..Specific garment, holder, or support for absorbent pad 394 ...Abdominal enclosing type 395 ....With openable or removable crotch portion 396 ....With endless waist encircling band (e.g., panty type) 397 ...Pad support having means to restrain absorbent pad 398 ....Pad restrained by means transverse to width of the pad or fastener element (e.g., strap, end flap, or tuck) 399 .....Button or snap fastener element 400 ...Pad support or holder adjustable relative to body crotch area 401 ...With body attaching means for pad support 402 ...Pad holding or suspending device 403 CONTAINER FOR BLOOD OR BODY TREATING MATERIAL, OR MEANS USED THEREWITH (E.G., NEEDLE FOR PIERCING CONTAINER CLOSURE, ETC.) 404 .Means for indicating condition of container contentt 405 .Filter for purifying or washing air entering container 406 .Filter or series thereof for liquid entering or leaving container 407 .Means for metering amount of content drawn from container 408 .Bag type 409 ..With means for holding sample of content 410 ..Plural compartments or bags 411 .Having hollow needle or spike for piercing container or container clossure 412 ..Conduit with hollow needle or spike at each end thereof 413 ..Pointed at both ends 414 ..Mounted on one container and used to pierce another container or closure 415 .Container with piercable closure 416 .Materials mixed within container * ****************************** * CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS * ****************************** 900 TELLTALE SHOWING ENTRY OF BLOOD INTO BODY INSERTED CONDUIT 901 INJECTION DEVICE WITH THERMOMETER 902 SUCTION WANDS 903 MEDICAL CONTAINER WITH MATERIAL AGITATION MEANS 904 TAMPONS 905 ASEPTIC CONNECTORS OR COUPLINGS (E.G., FRANGIBLE, PIERCABLE, ETC.) 906 ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION