US PATENT SUBCLASS 604 / 156
.~.~.~ Conduit forced into body by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven, or mechanical energy storing 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}
156.~.~.~ Conduit forced into body by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven, or mechanical energy storing means {1}
157  DF  .~.~.~.~> Conduit impelled by spring

DEFINITION

Classification: 604/156

Conduit forced into body by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven, or mechanical energy storing means:

(under subclass 93) Subject matter wherein a material conductor or piercing conduit is thrust into the body by (a) fluid pressure which does not require the application of force by a person, (b) an apparatus powered by a device which converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, or (c) a mechanical device capable of storing energy.