.~ Nonabsorbent body opening occluders, seals, or supporters (e.g., surgical or natural orifice occluders)
DEFINITION
Classification: 128/887
Nonabsorbent body opening occluders, seals or supporters (e.g., surgical or natural orifice occluders):
(under subclass 846) Subject matter; not elsewhere classifiable, for use in closing, sealing or supporting body openings.
(1) Note. Included are nonabsorbent devices such as plugs, expandable seals, valved orifice closures or caps, clamp type occluder devices or insertable support members for piles, etc. These devices can serve to prevent leakage from the body, prevent infection tracking into the body, or support the internal walls of the body opening from prolapsing.
(2) Note. The devices herein can be inserted into natural or surgically constructed body openings.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
831, 834+, 842+, 864+, and 884, for other body inserted nonabsorbable occluders specifically designed for use in particular areas of the body.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
600, Surgery, 32, for stomach closures.
604, Surgery,
900, for absorbent plugs, e.g., tampons, inserted into a body cavity.
