IPC Classification

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  • A - Human necessities
  • A61M - Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the bodydevices for transducing body media or for taking media from the bodydevices for producing or ending sleep or stupor
A61M 1/00 Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
A61M 1/02 Blood transfusion apparatus
A61M 1/04 Pneumothorax apparatus
A61M 1/06 Milking pumps
A61M 1/08 Cupping glasses
A61M 1/10 Blood pumps; Artificial hearts; Devices for mechanical circulatory assistance, e.g. intra-aortic balloon pumps
A61M 1/12 Blood pumps; Artificial hearts; Devices for mechanical circulatory assistance, e.g. intra-aortic balloon pumps implantable into the body
A61M 1/14 Dialysis systemsArtificial kidneysBlood oxygenators
A61M 1/16 Dialysis systemsArtificial kidneysBlood oxygenators with membranes
A61M 1/18 Dialysis systemsArtificial kidneysBlood oxygenators with membranes in the shape of hollow fibres
A61M 1/20 Dialysis systemsArtificial kidneysBlood oxygenators with membranes tubular
A61M 1/22 Dialysis systemsArtificial kidneysBlood oxygenators with membranes sheet-like
A61M 1/24 Dialysis systemsArtificial kidneysBlood oxygenators with membranes sheet-like spirally wound
A61M 1/26 Dialysis systemsArtificial kidneysBlood oxygenators with membranes which are moving
A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis
A61M 1/30 Single needle dialysis
A61M 1/32 Oxygenators without membranes
A61M 1/34 Filtering material out of the blood by passing it through a membrane, i.e. hemofiltration, diafiltration
A61M 1/36 Other treatment of blood in a by-pass of the natural circulatory system, e.g. temperature adaptation, irradiation
A61M 1/38 Removing constituents from donor blood and returning remainder to body
A61M 3/00 Medical syringes, e.g. enemataIrrigators
A61M 3/02 EnemataIrrigators
A61M 3/04 EnemataIrrigators specially adapted for the uterus
A61M 3/06 EnemataIrrigators combined with bidets
A61M 5/00 Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests
A61M 5/14 Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravityBlood infusionAccessories therefor
A61M 5/19 Syringes having more than one chamber
A61M 5/20 Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically
A61M 5/24 Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or cartridges, e.g. automatic
A61M 5/28 Syringe ampoules or cartridges, i.e. ampoules or cartridges provided with a needle
A61M 5/30 Syringes for injection by jet action, without needle, e.g. for use with replaceable ampoules or cartridges
A61M 5/31 Syringes Details
A61M 5/32 NeedlesDetails of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hubAccessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the bodyDevices for protection of needles
A61M 5/34 Constructions for connecting the needle
A61M 5/36 Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests with means for eliminating or preventing injection or infusion of air into body
A61M 5/38 Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests with means for eliminating or preventing injection or infusion of air into body using hydrophilic or hydrophobic filters
A61M 5/40 Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests with means for eliminating or preventing injection or infusion of air into body using low-level float-valve to cut off media flow from reservoir
A61M 5/42 Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for desensitising skin, for protruding skin to facilitate piercing, or for locating point where body is to be pierced
A61M 5/44 Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for cooling or heating the devices or media
A61M 5/46 Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for controlling depth of insertion
A61M 5/48 Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for varying, regulating, indicating or limiting injection pressure
A61M 5/50 Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile
A61M 5/52 Arm-rests
A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
A61M 5/145 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps using pressurised reservoirs, e.g. by means of pistons
A61M 5/148 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps using pressurised reservoirs, e.g. by means of pistons flexible
A61M 5/152 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps using pressurised reservoirs, e.g. by means of pistons flexible pressurised by contraction of elastic reservoirs
A61M 5/155 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps using pressurised reservoirs, e.g. by means of pistons pressurised by gas
A61M 5/158 Needles
A61M 5/162 Needle sets, i.e. connections by puncture between reservoir and tube
A61M 5/165 Filtering accessories, e.g. blood filters, filters for infusion liquids
A61M 5/168 Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters
A61M 5/172 Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters electrical or electronic
A61M 5/175 Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters mechanical
A61M 5/178 Syringes
A61M 5/303 Media expelled from injector by explosive charge
A61M 5/307 Media expelled from injector by pressurised fluid
A61M 5/315 PistonsPiston-rodsGuiding, blocking or restricting the movement of the rodAppliances on the rod for facilitating dosing
A61M 9/00 Baths for subaquatic intestinal cleaning
A61M 11/00 Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes
A61M 11/02 Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by air pressure applied to the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
A61M 11/04 Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
A61M 11/06 Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes of the injector type
A61M 11/08 Pocket atomisers of the injector type
A61M 13/00 Insufflators for therapeutic or disinfectant purposes
A61M 15/00 Inhalators
A61M 15/02 Inhalators with activated or ionized gasesOzone-inhalators
A61M 15/06 Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
A61M 15/08 Inhaling devices inserted into the nose
A61M 16/00 Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators Tracheal tubes
A61M 16/01 Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators Tracheal tubes specially adapted for anaesthetising
A61M 16/04 Tracheal tubes
A61M 16/06 Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
A61M 16/08 BellowsConnecting tubes
A61M 16/10 Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours
A61M 16/12 Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours by mixing different gases
A61M 16/14 Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours by mixing different fluids, one of them being in a liquid phase
A61M 16/16 Devices to humidify the respiration air
A61M 16/18 Vaporising devices for anaesthetic preparations
A61M 16/20 Valves specially adapted to medical respiratory devices
A61M 16/22 Carbon dioxide-absorbing devices
A61M 19/00 Devices for local anaesthesiaDevices for hypothermia
A61M 21/00 Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousnessDevices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
A61M 21/02 Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousnessDevices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia
A61M 23/00 Solid probes; Bougies
A61M 25/00 CathetersHollow probes
A61M 25/01 Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
A61M 25/04 Holding devices, e.g. on the body in the body, e.g. expansible
A61M 25/06 Body-piercing guide needles or the like
A61M 25/08 Advancing means, e.g. self-propelled
A61M 25/09 Guide wires
A61M 25/10 Balloon catheters
A61M 25/12 Arrangements for detaching the balloon when in place
A61M 25/14 Arrangement or shape of fluid flow passages, e.g. of plural fluid passages
A61M 25/16 Making or assembling not otherwise provided for
A61M 25/18 Connecting catheters or probes to hubs
A61M 25/082 Self-propulsion arrangements
A61M 25/085 Fluid propulsion
A61M 25/088 Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters using an additional catheter, e.g. to reach relatively inaccessible places
A61M 25/092 Remote control of the orientation of the distal end
A61M 25/095 Arrangements for enabling the detection of the internal position of the catheter, e.g. radiographically
A61M 25/098 Arrangements for enabling the detection of the internal position of the catheter, e.g. radiographically using radio-opaque markers
A61M 27/00 Drainage appliances for wounds, or the like
A61M 29/00 Dilators with or without means for introducing media, e.g. remedies
A61M 29/02 Inflatable dilatorsDilators made of swellable materials
A61M 29/04 Dilators made of swellable materials
A61M 31/00 Devices for introducing or retaining media, e.g. remedies, in cavities of the body
A61M 35/00 Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body
A61M 36/00 Applying radioactive material to the body
A61M 36/02 Applying radioactive material to the body combined with other radiant- or wave-energy source, e.g. electromagnetic, thermal, microwave
A61M 36/04 Arrangements specially adapted for placing, e.g. inhaling or injecting, radioactive material within the body
A61M 36/06 Arrangements specially adapted for placing, e.g. inhaling or injecting, radioactive material within the body by fluid injection of radioactive or enhancing agent through a body-piercing conduit
A61M 36/08 Fluid reservoir shielding, e.g. syringe shielding
A61M 36/10 Utero-vaginal or pelvic application
A61M 36/12 Injectors, holders for seeds or implants, e.g. capsules
A61M 36/14 Radioactive dressings
A61M 37/00 Other apparatus for introducing media into the bodyPercutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
A61M 39/00 Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use
A61M 39/02 Access sites
A61M 39/04 Access sites having pierceable self-sealing members
A61M 39/06 Haemostasis valves, i.e. gaskets sealing around a needle, catheter or the like, closing on removal thereof
A61M 39/08 TubesStorage means specially adapted therefor
A61M 39/10 Tube connectors or tube couplings
A61M 39/12 Tube connectors or tube couplings for joining a flexible tube to a rigid attachment
A61M 39/14 Tube connectors or tube couplings for connecting tubes having sealed ends
A61M 39/16 Tube connectors or tube couplings having provision for disinfection or sterilisation
A61M 39/18 Methods or apparatus for making the connection under sterile conditions, i.e. sterile docking
A61M 39/20 Closure caps or plugs for connectors or open ends of tubes
A61M 39/22 Valves or arrangement of valves
A61M 39/24 Check- or non-return valves
A61M 39/26 Valves closing automatically on disconnecting the line and opening on reconnection thereof
A61M 39/28 Clamping means for squeezing flexible tubes, e.g. roller clamps
A61M 60/00 Blood pumpsDevices for mechanical circulatory actuationBalloon pumps for circulatory assistance
A61M 60/10 Location thereof with respect to the patient’s body
A61M 60/13 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel by means of a catheter allowing explantation, e.g. catheter pumps temporarily introduced via the vascular system
A61M 60/17 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable in, on, or around the heart inside a ventricle, e.g. intraventricular balloon pumps
A61M 60/20 Type thereof
A61M 60/30 Medical purposes thereof other than the enhancement of the cardiac output
A61M 60/31 Medical purposes thereof other than the enhancement of the cardiac output for enhancement of in vivo organ perfusion, e.g. retroperfusion
A61M 60/32 Medical purposes thereof other than the enhancement of the cardiac output for enhancement of in vivo organ perfusion, e.g. retroperfusion of heart muscle tissues, e.g. using coronary sinus occlusion
A61M 60/33 Medical purposes thereof other than the enhancement of the cardiac output for enhancement of in vivo organ perfusion, e.g. retroperfusion of kidneys
A61M 60/34 Medical purposes thereof other than the enhancement of the cardiac output for enhancement of circulation to the extremities, e.g. the feet
A61M 60/35 Medical purposes thereof other than the enhancement of the cardiac output for specific surgeries, e.g. for Fontan procedure
A61M 60/36 Medical purposes thereof other than the enhancement of the cardiac output for specific blood treatmentMedical purposes thereof other than the enhancement of the cardiac output for specific therapy
A61M 60/37 Haemodialysis, haemofiltration or diafiltration
A61M 60/38 Blood oxygenation
A61M 60/39 Medical purposes thereof other than the enhancement of the cardiac output for blood transfusion
A61M 60/40 Details relating to driving
A61M 60/43 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being hydraulic or pneumatic using vacuum at the blood pump, e.g. to accelerate filling
A61M 60/47 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being mechanical, e.g. mechanically driven members clamping a blood vessel
A61M 60/50 Details relating to control
A61M 60/80 Constructional details other than related to driving
A61M 60/81 Pump housings
A61M 60/82 Magnetic bearings
A61M 60/88 Percutaneous cables
A61M 60/89 Valves
A61M 60/90 Details not provided for in groups , or
A61M 60/104 Extracorporeal pumps, i.e. the blood being pumped outside the patient’s body
A61M 60/109 Extracorporeal pumps, i.e. the blood being pumped outside the patient’s body incorporated within extracorporeal blood circuits or systems
A61M 60/113 Extracorporeal pumps, i.e. the blood being pumped outside the patient’s body incorporated within extracorporeal blood circuits or systems in other functional devices, e.g. dialysers or heart-lung machines
A61M 60/117 Extracorporeal pumps, i.e. the blood being pumped outside the patient’s body for assisting the heart, e.g. transcutaneous or external ventricular assist devices
A61M 60/122 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body
A61M 60/126 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel
A61M 60/135 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel inside a blood vessel, e.g. using grafting
A61M 60/139 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel inside a blood vessel, e.g. using grafting inside the aorta, e.g. intra-aortic balloon pumps
A61M 60/143 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel inside a blood vessel, e.g. using grafting inside the coronary sinus, e.g. for pressure-controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusion
A61M 60/148 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel in line with a blood vessel using resection or like techniques, e.g. permanent endovascular heart assist devices
A61M 60/152 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel branching on and drawing blood from a blood vessel
A61M 60/157 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel mechanically acting upon the inside of the patient’s blood vessel structure, e.g. contractile structures placed inside a vessel
A61M 60/161 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable via, into, inside, in line, branching on, or around a blood vessel mechanically acting upon the outside of the patient’s blood vessel structure, e.g. compressive structures placed around a vessel
A61M 60/165 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable in, on, or around the heart
A61M 60/174 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable in, on, or around the heart inside a ventricle, e.g. intraventricular balloon pumps discharging the blood to the ventricle or arterial system via a cannula internal to the ventricle or arterial system
A61M 60/178 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable in, on, or around the heart drawing blood from a ventricle and returning the blood to the arterial system via a cannula external to the ventricle, e.g. left or right ventricular assist devices
A61M 60/183 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable in, on, or around the heart drawing blood from a ventricle and returning the blood to the arterial system via a cannula external to the ventricle, e.g. left or right ventricular assist devices drawing blood from both ventricles, e.g. bi-ventricular assist devices [BiVAD]
A61M 60/187 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable in, on, or around the heart mechanically acting upon the inside of the patient’s native heart, e.g. contractile structures placed inside the heart
A61M 60/191 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body implantable in, on, or around the heart mechanically acting upon the outside of the patient’s native heart, e.g. compressive structures placed around the heart
A61M 60/196 Implantable pumps or pumping devices, i.e. the blood being pumped inside the patient’s body replacing the entire heart, e.g. total artificial hearts [TAH]
A61M 60/205 Non-positive displacement blood pumps
A61M 60/211 Non-positive displacement blood pumps using a jet, venturi or entrainment effect for pumping the blood
A61M 60/216 Non-positive displacement blood pumps including a rotating member acting on the blood, e.g. impeller
A61M 60/221 Non-positive displacement blood pumps including a rotating member acting on the blood, e.g. impeller the blood flow through the rotating member having both radial and axial components, e.g. mixed flow pumps
A61M 60/226 Non-positive displacement blood pumps including a rotating member acting on the blood, e.g. impeller the blood flow through the rotating member having mainly radial components
A61M 60/232 Centrifugal pumps
A61M 60/237 Non-positive displacement blood pumps including a rotating member acting on the blood, e.g. impeller the blood flow through the rotating member having mainly axial components, e.g. axial flow pumps
A61M 60/242 Non-positive displacement blood pumps including a rotating member acting on the blood, e.g. impeller the blood flow through the rotating member having mainly axial components, e.g. axial flow pumps with the outlet substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation
A61M 60/247 Positive displacement blood pumps
A61M 60/253 Positive displacement blood pumps including a displacement member directly acting on the blood
A61M 60/258 Piston pumps
A61M 60/263 Piston pumps having a spherical housing, e.g. cardan pumps
A61M 60/268 Positive displacement blood pumps including a displacement member directly acting on the blood the displacement member being flexible, e.g. membranes, diaphragms or bladders
A61M 60/274 Positive displacement blood pumps including a displacement member directly acting on the blood the displacement member being flexible, e.g. membranes, diaphragms or bladders the inlet and outlet being the same, e.g. para-aortic counter-pulsation blood pumps
A61M 60/279 Peristaltic pumps, e.g. roller pumps
A61M 60/284 Linear peristaltic pumps
A61M 60/289 Devices for mechanical circulatory actuation assisting the residual heart function by means mechanically acting upon the patient's native heart or blood vessel structure, e.g. direct cardiac compression [DCC] devices
A61M 60/295 Balloon pumps for circulatory assistance
A61M 60/403 Details relating to driving for non-positive displacement blood pumps
A61M 60/405 Details relating to driving for non-positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being hydraulic or pneumatic
A61M 60/408 Details relating to driving for non-positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical, e.g. transmitted by a shaft or cable
A61M 60/411 Details relating to driving for non-positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical, e.g. transmitted by a shaft or cable generated by an electromotor
A61M 60/414 Details relating to driving for non-positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical, e.g. transmitted by a shaft or cable generated by an electromotor transmitted by a rotating cable, e.g. for blood pumps mounted on a catheter
A61M 60/416 Details relating to driving for non-positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical, e.g. transmitted by a shaft or cable generated by an electromotor transmitted directly by the motor rotor drive shaft
A61M 60/419 Details relating to driving for non-positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being permanent magnetic, e.g. from a rotating magnetic coupling between driving and driven magnets
A61M 60/422 Details relating to driving for non-positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being electromagnetic, e.g. using canned motor pumps
A61M 60/424 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps
A61M 60/427 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being hydraulic or pneumatic
A61M 60/432 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being hydraulic or pneumatic with diastole or systole switching by stopping or reversing the blood pump operating at a much higher cyclical speed than the heart beat
A61M 60/435 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being hydraulic or pneumatic with diastole or systole switching by valve means located between the blood pump and the hydraulic or pneumatic energy source
A61M 60/438 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical
A61M 60/441 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical generated by an electromotor
A61M 60/443 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical generated by an electromotor with means converting the rotation into a translational movement of the displacement member
A61M 60/446 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical generated by an electromotor with means converting the rotation into a translational movement of the displacement member the axis of both movements being parallel, e.g. roller screw actuators or cylindrical cam transmissions
A61M 60/449 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical generated by a solenoid
A61M 60/451 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical generated by electro-thermomechanical actuators, e.g. shape memory alloy actuators
A61M 60/454 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being mechanical generated by electro-active actuators, e.g. using electro-active polymers or piezoelectric elements
A61M 60/457 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being magnetic
A61M 60/459 Details relating to driving for positive displacement blood pumps the force acting on the blood contacting member being magnetic generated by permanent magnets
A61M 60/462 Electromagnetic force
A61M 60/465 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation
A61M 60/468 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being hydraulic or pneumatic
A61M 60/473 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being mechanical, e.g. mechanically driven members clamping a blood vessel generated by an electromotor
A61M 60/476 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being mechanical, e.g. mechanically driven members clamping a blood vessel generated by an electromotor with means converting the rotation into a translational movement of the displacement member
A61M 60/478 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being mechanical, e.g. mechanically driven members clamping a blood vessel generated by an electromotor with means converting the rotation into a translational movement of the displacement member the axis of both movements being parallel, e.g. roller screw actuators or cylindrical cam transmissions
A61M 60/481 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being mechanical, e.g. mechanically driven members clamping a blood vessel generated by a solenoid
A61M 60/484 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being mechanical, e.g. mechanically driven members clamping a blood vessel generated by electro-thermomechanical actuators, e.g. shape memory alloy actuators
A61M 60/486 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being mechanical, e.g. mechanically driven members clamping a blood vessel generated by electro-active actuators, e.g. using electro-active polymers or piezoelectric elements
A61M 60/489 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being magnetic
A61M 60/492 Details relating to driving for devices for mechanical circulatory actuation the force acting on the actuation means being magnetic generated by permanent magnets
A61M 60/495 Electromagnetic force
A61M 60/497 Details relating to driving for balloon pumps for circulatory assistance
A61M 60/508 Electronic control means, e.g. for feedback regulation
A61M 60/515 Regulation using real-time patient data
A61M 60/523 Regulation using real-time patient data using blood flow data, e.g. from blood flow transducers
A61M 60/531 Regulation using real-time patient data using blood pressure data, e.g. from blood pressure sensors
A61M 60/538 Regulation using real-time blood pump operational parameter data, e.g. motor current
A61M 60/546 Regulation using real-time blood pump operational parameter data, e.g. motor current of blood flow, e.g. by adapting rotor speed
A61M 60/554 Regulation using real-time blood pump operational parameter data, e.g. motor current of blood pressure
A61M 60/562 Electronic control means, e.g. for feedback regulation for making blood flow pulsatile in blood pumps that do not intrinsically create pulsatile flow
A61M 60/569 Electronic control means, e.g. for feedback regulation for making blood flow pulsatile in blood pumps that do not intrinsically create pulsatile flow synchronous with the native heart beat
A61M 60/577 High-frequency driving
A61M 60/585 User interfaces
A61M 60/592 Communication of patient or blood pump data to distant operators for treatment purposes
A61M 60/802 Constructional details other than related to driving of non-positive displacement blood pumps
A61M 60/804 Impellers
A61M 60/806 Vanes or blades
A61M 60/808 Vanes or blades specially adapted for deformable impellers, e.g. expandable impellers
A61M 60/812 Vanes or blades, e.g. static flow guides
A61M 60/814 Volutes
A61M 60/816 Sensors arranged on or in the housing, e.g. ultrasound flow sensors
A61M 60/818 Bearings
A61M 60/822 Magnetic bearings specially adapted for being actively controlled
A61M 60/824 Hydrodynamic or fluid film bearings
A61M 60/825 Contact bearings, e.g. ball-and-cup or pivot bearings
A61M 60/827 Sealings between moving parts
A61M 60/829 Sealings between moving parts having a purge fluid supply
A61M 60/831 Sealings between moving parts having a purge fluid supply using filtered blood as purge fluid
A61M 60/833 Occluders for preventing backflow
A61M 60/835 Constructional details other than related to driving of positive displacement blood pumps
A61M 60/837 Aspects of flexible displacement members, e.g. shapes or materials
A61M 60/839 Constructional details other than related to driving of devices for mechanical circulatory actuation
A61M 60/841 Constructional details other than related to driving of balloon pumps for circulatory assistance
A61M 60/843 Balloon aspects, e.g. shapes or materials
A61M 60/845 Constructional details other than related to driving of extracorporeal blood pumps
A61M 60/847 Constructional details other than related to driving of extracorporeal blood pumps arranged in a cassette
A61M 60/849 Disposable parts
A61M 60/851 Valves
A61M 60/853 Valves the valve being formed by a flexible tube element which is clamped for restricting the flow
A61M 60/855 Constructional details other than related to driving of implantable pumps or pumping devices
A61M 60/857 Implantable blood tubes
A61M 60/859 Connections therefor
A61M 60/861 Connections or anchorings for connecting or anchoring pumps or pumping devices to parts of the patient’s body
A61M 60/863 Apex rings
A61M 60/865 Devices for guiding or inserting pumps or pumping devices into the patient’s body
A61M 60/867 Devices for guiding or inserting pumps or pumping devices into the patient’s body using position detection during deployment, e.g. for blood pumps mounted on and driven through a catheter
A61M 60/869 Compliance chambers containing a gas or liquid other than blood to compensate volume variations of a blood chamber
A61M 60/871 Energy supply devicesConverters therefor
A61M 60/873 Energy supply devicesConverters therefor specially adapted for wireless or transcutaneous energy transfer [TET], e.g. inductive charging
A61M 60/875 Energy supply devicesConverters therefor specially adapted for wireless or transcutaneous energy transfer [TET], e.g. inductive charging specially adapted for optimising alignment of external and implantable coils
A61M 60/876 Implantable batteries
A61M 60/878 Electrical connections within the patient’s body
A61M 60/882 Devices powered by the patient, e.g. skeletal muscle powered devices
A61M 60/884 Constructional details other than related to driving of implantable pumps or pumping devices being associated to additional implantable blood treating devices
A61M 60/886 Blood oxygenators
A61M 60/888 Blood filters
A61M 60/892 Active valves, i.e. actuated by an external force
A61M 60/894 Passive valves, i.e. valves actuated by the blood
A61M 60/896 Passive valves, i.e. valves actuated by the blood having flexible or resilient parts, e.g. flap valves
A61M 60/898 Valves the blood pump being a membrane blood pump and the membrane acting as inlet valve
A61M 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass