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D24 MEDICAL AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT 100 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT 128 ...Support, holder or bracket 101 .Tablet or caplet (1) (20) 102 ..Simulative (2) 129 ...Connector or flow control 103 ..Scored for dosage control fitting (e.g., valve, sensor, 104 .Capsule manifold, etc.) (21) 105 PROPHYLACTIC ARTICLE 130 ...Syringe, catheter or needle component (22) 106 .Ear plug or nose clip 131 ....Destruction or disposal unit 107 EQUIPMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS, ANALYSIS, OR TREATMENT 132 ...Cover, liner or cushion for basin or bedpan 108 .Article for the introduction, removal or collection of 133 .Hand manipulated tool or fluids (e.g., infusion, instrument (23) extraction, irrigation, etc.) 134 ..Stethoscope (24) (3) 135 ..Speculum, dilator or retractor 109 ..Lacteal extractor (25) 110 ..Respirator, vaporizer, or 136 ...Tongue depressor inhalation tube (4) 137 ..Viewing (e.g., otoscope, 110.1 ...Mask ophthalmoscope, etc.) 110.2 ....Including eye shield (5) 138 ...Remote (e.g., endoscope, 110.3 .....Helmet type proctoscope, etc.) (26) 110.4 ....Including provision for tube 139 ....Mirror 110.5 ...Inhalation tube or mouthpiece 140 ..Guide or gauge type (6) 141 ..Body cavity insertion (e.g., 110.6 ....Regulator or valve tampon or suppository 111 ..Infusion or irrigation pump applicator, etc.) (27) (e.g., dental irrigation unit, 142 ..Reflex or percussive powered douche unit, etc.) (7) 143 ..Clamp or forceps (28) 112 ..Conduit or nozzle (e.g., 144 ..Electrosurgical (e.g., syringe, cannula, catheter, electrolysis type, cauterizer, etc.) (8) etc.) (29) 113 ...Hand actuated flow control 145 ..Suturing or fastening (e.g., (e.g., lever, button, etc.) stapling, etc.) (30) 114 ....Rectilinear arrangement of 146 ..Cutting, abrading, scraping or actuator and plunger (i.e., puncturing (31) straight-line syringe type) 147 ...Manually driven (32) 115 ....Resilient (e.g., squeeze 148 ....Pivoted jaws (e.g., scissors bulb, bellows, etc.) (9) type, etc.) 116 ...With spoon for ingestion (10) 149 ....Opposed (i.e., double ended) 117 ...With reservoir (11) 150 ..Ophthalmic 118 ....Flaccid or flexible (e.g., 151 ..Auricular pouch, bag, etc.) (12) 152 ..Dental (33) 119 ..Topical applicator (e.g., swab, 153 ...Pivoted jaws etc.) (13) 154 ...Opposed (i.e., double ended) 120 ...Eye cup 155 .Prosthesis or implant 121 ..Receptacle or vessel (14) 156 ..Dental (34) 122 ...Urinary specific (15) 157 ..Ocular 123 ...Basin or bedpan (16) 158 .Image generation or radiation 124 ..Absorbent (17) therapy (35) 125 ...Catamenial (18) 159 ..With patient table (36) 126 ...Diaper type or holding garment 160 ..With viewing screen or eyepiece therefor 161 ..Film holder 127 ..Element or attachment (19) 162 .Filter (37) 163 .Incubator

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164 .Pulmonary (38) 201 ...Hydrotherapy 165 .Sphygmomanometer 202 ....Fully enclosed therapy 166 ..Column or dial gauge, or chamber provision therefor 203 ....Steam or sauna 167 .Cardialogical (39) 204 ....Tank or bath (59) 168 ..With external paddle, electrode 205 .....Bilaterally symmetrical or contact (40) 206 ...Thermal 169 .Hematological or intravenous 207 ....Container for fluid (e.g., treatment (41) hot or cold water bottle, bag, 170 .Electrosurgical (42) etc.) (60) 171 .Orthopedic or chiropractic (43) 208 .....Simulative 172 .Ophthalmic (44) 209 ...Solar, light or radiant tube 173 .Auricular (45) therapy 174 ..Hearing aid 210 ....Lamp or radiant tube (61) 175 ...Voice reflector 211 ...Roller, ball or similar 176 .Dental (46) protuberance 177 ..Patient service unit or console 212 ....Foot therapy 178 ...With body support (47) 213 ...Foot therapy 179 ...Foot operated control 214 ...Hand held or attached 180 ..Orthodontic appliance 215 ...Massager or vibrator 181 ..Mold, model or form (48) 216 .Specimen handling, preparation 182 ..Articulator or testing (62) 183 .Patient table or support (49) 217 ..Sterilizer or cleaner 184 ..Element or attachment 218 ...Contact lens type 185 .Patient service unit or console 219 ..Centrifuge 186 .Patient monitor or diagnostic 220 ..Mixer or grinder (63) instrument not elsewhere 221 ...Dental specified (50) 222 ..Pipette or burette 187 .Electrode, transducer or contact 223 ..Interrelated indication or not elsewhere specified (51) reaction set (i.e., "test 188 .Article for topical care, kit") (64) nursing or rehabilitation (52) 224 ..Vessel, specimen holder or 189 ..Bandage for protection or reagent material (65) treatment (53) 225 ...Slide or reagent sheet type 190 ..Body attached restraint, 226 ...Plural divisions support or guard (e.g., cast, 227 ..Tray, rack or vessel holder sling, orthotic device, etc.) (66) (54) 228 ...Wire type 191 ...Head or neck 229 ...Compartmented, or with 192 ...Foot or ankle aperture, clip or recess for 193 ..Pediatric (55) retention of plural articles 194 ...Nipple, pacifier or masticator 230 ....Circular aperture or recess (56) 231 .Miscellanous (67) 195 ....Simulative 232 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT NOT 196 ....Nipple ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED 197 ...Nursing bottle or container 233 .Electrophoresis (57) 234 .Work station or surface (68)

MOC NOTES 198 ....Simulative SEARCH NOTES FOR... 199 ....Holder or cover SEARCH NOTES FOR CLASS D24: (1) For counting... 200 ..Kinesitherapy (e.g., massage, (1) For counting, checking or dispensing thermal treatment or tray, see subclass 227. For storage ves­ electrical stimulation, etc.) sel, see subclass 224. (2) Includes letter... (58) (2) Includes letter or numeral.

(3) This and indented...

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(3) This and indented subclasses are lim­ (13) Includes inoculation loop; For ited to fluid introduction or removal between-teeth gum stimulator, see D28-64.

(14) For similar... articles. For treatment equipment, see (14) For similar article including means coordinate subclasses that follow. For for conduit delivery (i.e., fountain example, hemodialysis units are classified syringe type), see subclasses 117+; For in subclass 169, but blood pumps, per se, specimen handling or for medication stor­ are classified in subclass 111; For lung age container (e.g., vial, test tube, or blood treatment unit, see, respec­ etc.) see subclass 224. tively, subclasses 164 and 169; For nurs­ (15) For sample vial... (15) For sample vial type, see subclass ing bottle, see subclasses 197+. For 224. puncturing instrument in general (i.e., (16) For similar... without fluid flow function), see subclass (16) For similar article having a conduit 147; For transdermal patch, see subclass element, see subclasses 117+. (17) For bandage... 189; For inhalation therapy oxygen or air (17) For bandage, see subclass 189.

(18) Includes holder... treatment, see subclass 164. (18) Includes holder; For application (4) Includes smelling... (4) Includes smelling salts article; For device or tool, see subclass 141; For con­ general-use douche or syringe, see sub­ traceptive article, see subclass 105; For classes 112+; For pulmonary testing, pessary, see subclass 135.

(19) For tray or... treating or exercising article, see sub­ (19) For tray or rack, see subclass 227. class 164. For filter, see subclass 162. (5) Includes air... (20) Includes cover... (5) Includes air-supplying outer space or (20) Includes cover; For general specimen underwater helmet and underwater swim mask or specimen container holder, see, respec­ that covers both the eyes and nose. For tively, subclass 224 and 227; For fluid eyewear that does not occlude or filter container holder that is not patient- air for breathing, see D16-300+. For eye­ interactive, e.g., syringe rack, medica­ piece element, see D16-101+. For protec­ tion tray, etc. see subclass 227. tive headgear combined with transparent (21) For tubing clamp... eye shield, see D29-110. (21) For tubing clamp, see subclass 143. (22) For clamp, see...

(6) Includes snorkel... (6) Includes snorkel. (22) For clamp, see subclass 143; For nee­ (7) Includes anesthesia... dle, catheter or conduit, per se, see sub­ (7) Includes anesthesia machine; Includes class 112. infusion cassette; For blood treatment or (23) Element included... analysis unit; see subclass 169; For manu­ (23) Element included in this and in ally operative unit or gravity controlled, indented subclasses; For cardiac resusci­ see subclasses 112+. tative stimulator, see subclass 167; For (8) Includes nozzle... kinesitherapy article, see subclass 200; (8) Includes nozzle, per se; For biopsy For medical treatment fixed equipment, see probe, see subclass 147; For pipette, see following coordinate subclasses; For spec­ subclass 222; For fluid delivery article imen handling, preparing or testing arti­ combined with dental work station or con­ cle, see subclass 216; For holder, see sole, see subclass 177; For similar arti­ subclass 227; For sphygmomanometer, see cle designed to insert solid material into subclass 165; For pipette, see subclass body cavity, e.g., solid medication, see 222. subclass 141. For nursing nipple, see sub­ (24) For generic... class 194. (24) For generic transducer, see subclass (9) Includes dropper... 187; For sphygmomanometer, see subclass (9) Includes dropper type; For dropper 165. combined with "test kit", see subclass (25) Includes pessary... 223; For pipette, see subclass 222. (25) Includes pessary; For remote or (10) For spoon, per... direct viewing instrument, see subclass (10) For spoon, per se, see Class D7-653+. 137 to 139. (11) Includes reservoir...

(26) For direct viewing... (11) Includes reservoir, per se; For ves­ (26) For direct viewing hand instrument sel used when evacuation is active rather (e.g., optoscope, ophthalmoscope, etc.), than passive (i.e., urinal or bedpan with­ see subclass 137. out conduit element), see subclasses 121+. (27) For rectilinear... For nursing bottle see subclass 197. (27) For rectilinear piston or plunger (12) Includes douche... fluid delivery article, see subclass 114. (12) Includes douche or enema bag; For hot (28) Includes penile... water or ice bag, see subclass 207.

(13) Includes inoculation...

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(28) Includes penile blood flow limiter (41) Includes oxygenator or heart-lung device; Includes hand manipulated tourni­ machine; Includes blood alcohol percentage quet; For mechanical or electronic tourni­ measurement device; For chemical or bio­ quet, see subclass 169; For logical testing equipment lacking instru­ sphygmomanometer cuff, see subclass 165. mentation, see subclasses 216+; For

(29) Includes laser... (29) Includes laser type; Includes tattoo­ filter, see subclass 162; For hemostat or ing instrument. other hand manipulated tool, see sub­ (30) Includes fastener... classes 133+ and 143; For fluid pump or (30) Includes fastener, per se; Includes infusion article without treatment charac­ stapler; For clamp, see subclass 143. teristic, see subclass 111; For blood (31) For dental drill... (31) For dental drill combined with work pressure measuring instrument, see sub­ station, see subclass 177; For tattooing class 165. Includes oximeter, tourniquet, instrument, see subclass 144; For broach, blood gas treatment device and organ fluid burr or drill component, see subclasses warmer. 147+. (42) For hand manipulated... (42) For hand manipulated cutting or elec­ (32) Includes acupuncture... (32) Includes acupuncture needle; Includes trolysis instrument, see subclasses 144 biopsy needle; Includes blade or carrier and 147; For body contact, electrode, therefor; Includes broach, burr, drill, etc., see subclass 187. Includes laser etc.; Includes curette or scraper; For unit. between-teeth gum stimulator, see D28-64. (43) For body support... (43) For body support surface, see sub­ (33) For dental work... (33) For dental work station, see subclass class 183; For therapeutic apparatus 177; For drilling, scraping, brushing or (e.g., traction unit, etc.), see subclass abrading instrument, see subclass 146. 188. (34) For cleaning... (44) For contact... (34) For cleaning unit, see subclass 217; (44) For contact lens sterilizer, see sub­ For orthodontic appliance, see subclass class 218. 180; For holder, see subclass 227. (45) For ear plug... (45) For ear plug, see subclass 106. (35) Includes element... (35) Includes element, e.g., film or plate (46) For infant teething... (46) For infant teething article, see sub­ holder, etc.; For body or limb support, classes 194+; For kiln or melting cruci­ see subclass 183. ble, see D15-144.1; For tray, rack or (36) For patient... (36) For patient support, per se, see sub­ holder, see subclass 227; For amalgam class 183. mixer, see subclass 221; For body support, (37) For more comprehensive... (37) For more comprehensive treatment per se, see subclass 183; For irrigation equipment for air, blood, or other fluids, type cleaner, see subclass 111; For den­ see subclasses 164 and 169. ture cleaner, see subclass 217.

(38) Includes therapy... (47) For nondental... (38) Includes therapy equipment; For blood (47) For nondental patient service unit or alcohol level measuring or detecting by console, see subclass 185.

(48) Includes dental... means of breath analysis, see subclass (48) Includes dental molding flask or 169; For nose or mouth contacting article, impression tray; Includes repair shade e.g., vaporizer, inhaler, mouthpiece or guide; For mixing slab, see subclass 221. airway tube, see subclass 110. For heart- (49) For similar... (49) For similar support combined with lung machine, i.e., blood oxygenator, see dental service unit, see subclass 178; For subclass 169. Includes snore-inhibiting body-attached support such as splint, see device. subclass 190; For kinesitherapy article, (39) For general... (39) For general purpose electrode or con­ see subclass 200. Includes therapeutic tact, see subclass 187; For heart-lung pillow or body support. machine, i.e., blood oxygenator, see sub­ (50) Includes uriometer... (50) Includes uriometer; For specimen class 169. testing, e.g., medical testing instrument (40) Includes paddle... (40) Includes paddle, electrode or con­ used in laboratory environment, see sub­ tact, per se. class 216. (41) Includes oxygenator... (51) For stethoscope... (51) For stethoscope transducer, see sub­ class 134; For hearing aid transducer, see subclass 174; For diathermy electrode, see subclass 206.

(52) Includes, in...

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(52) Includes, in this subclass, exercise (68) Includes clean air work station, air unit not elsewhere specified; For elec­ lock, etc. trode or contact, see subclass 187; For (68) Includes clean... electrotherapeutic equipment or cabinet, see subclass 200.

(53) Includes adhesive... (53) Includes adhesive hair removal strip; infusion anchor and nasal anchor; For cat­ amenial article, see subclass 125.

(54) For passive... (54) For passive body support or rest sur­ face, see subclass 183; For orthodontic appliance, see subclass 180; For anti­ thumbsucking device, see subclass 193; For traction article, see subclass 188; For penile blood flow limiting device, see subclass 143.

(55) For diaper... (55) For diaper, see subclass 126.

(56) For nursing... (56) For nursing bottle claimed in combi­ nation with nipple, see subclass 197.

(57) Includes shell... (57) Includes shell for disposable or flaccid type container; For nipple, see subclass 194.

(58) For generic... (58) For generic therapeutic "cabinet", see subclass 188; For cardiac treatment article, see subclass 167; For orthopedic exercise or traction article, see subclass 188.

(59) Includes foot... (59) Includes foot bath; For water or bub­ ble circulator or generator, per see, see subclass 201.

(60) For similar... (60) For similar article with provision for fluid flow, see subclass 118.

(61) For x-radiation... (61) For x-radiation treatment, see sub­ class 158.

(62) Includes microtome... (62) Includes microtome; For patient interactive equipment, e.g., syringe, electrocardiographic equipment, dental work station, etc., see preceding coordi­ nate subclasses.

(63) Includes mortar... (63) Includes mortar, pestle, muddler, etc.; Includes pill crusher; For reagent material container or for carrier therefor see, respectively, subclass 224 and 227.

(64) Includes pregnancy... (64) Includes pregnancy test set; For reagent vessel or test strip, per se, see subclass 224; For vessel holder, per se, see subclasses 227+.

(65) Includes vessel... (65) Includes vessel for medication; For patient - interactive vessel such as uri­ nal, bedpan, etc., see subclass 121.

(66) For holder for... (66) For holder for use in centrifuge, see subclass 219; For vessel, per se, see sub­ class 224.

(67) Includes white... (67) Includes white noise generator.

(68) Includes clean...

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