US PATENT SUBCLASS 427 / 2.25
.~.~ Liquid conveying (e.g., vascular, arterial, bile duct, urethra)

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427 /   HD   COATING PROCESSES

2.1  DF  MEDICAL OR DENTAL PURPOSE PRODUCT; PARTS; SUBCOMBINATIONS; INTERMEDIATES (E.G., BALLOON CATHETER, SPLINT) {7}
2.24  DF  .~ Implantable permanent prosthesis (i.e., artificial body member) (e.g., pacemaker, lens, cornea, glaucoma shunt, heart valve, muscle, spinal disc, breast, internal organ) {2}
2.25.~.~ Liquid conveying (e.g., vascular, arterial, bile duct, urethra)

DEFINITION

Classification: 427/2.25

Liquid conveying (e.g., vascular, arterial, bile duct, urethra):

(under subclass 2.24) Processes in which the product is intended to replace or assist a missing or defective vessel, tubular part, duct, or other structure whose primary function is for conveying bodily liquids (e.g., blood, lymph, or bile); parts, subcombinations, or intermediates thereof or therefor.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

2.24, for coating processes relating to an internal organ prosthesis (i.e., a kidney, heart valve, or other structure) which may convey bodily fluids but whose primary function is some other type of processing.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor,

1, for arterial blood (circulating) prosthesis and subclass 12 for hollow or tubular part or organ for conveying body fluids other than blood.