US PATENT SUBCLASS 604 / 317
MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.)

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604 /   HD   SURGERY

317MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.) {5}
318  DF  .~> Material collector with condition indicator
319  DF  .~> Aspiration collection container or trap (e.g., canister, etc.) {2}
322  DF  .~> Material collector or receptacle having attaching means to static support independent of body {4}
327  DF  .~> Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive discharge therefrom {5}
358  DF  .~> Absorbent pad for external or internal application and supports therefor (e.g., catamenial devices, diapers, etc.) {13}

DEFINITION

Classification: 604/317

MEANS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUIDS OR WASTE MATERIAL (E.G., RECEPTACLES, ETC.):

(under the class definition) Methods and apparatus comprising portable receptor or material collecting means not elsewhere classifiable used to receive material discharge from the body and treatment of the body by employing material collectors or receptors of this type.

(1) Note. For patents to be classifiable herein, either exclusive claiming of the function of receiving discharge from the body during surgical procedures or attachment means connecting the appliance to the body in some manner must be claimed.

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358+, for absorbent pads which receive body discharge.

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4, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoon, appropriate subclasses for urinals and bedpans not connected to body.