US PATENT SUBCLASS 604 / 100
.~.~.~.~ With indicator means

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604 /   HD   SURGERY

19  DF  MEANS FOR INTRODUCING OR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BODY FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES (E.G., MEDICATING, IRRIGATING, ASPIRATING, ETC.) {7}
48  DF  .~ Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin {9}
93  DF  .~.~ Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body {30}
96  DF  .~.~.~ Having means inflated in body (e.g., inflatable nozzle, dilator, balloon catheter, occluder, etc.) {6}
100.~.~.~.~ With indicator means

DEFINITION

Classification: 604/100

With indicator means:

(under subclass 96) Subject matter including means indicating the degree of inflation or deflation within the inflated means while inserted in the body.

(1) Note. Some patents disclose visual calibrations to indicate the degree of inflation and others disclose the use of a colored fluid to indicate leakage of the inflating fluid within the body.