US PATENT SUBCLASS 604 / 514
.~.~.~ Therapeutic material introduced or removed from natural body orifice

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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}
500  DF  .~.~ Method {8}
514.~.~.~ Therapeutic material introduced or removed from natural body orifice {3}
515  DF  .~.~.~.~> To or from the female reproductory tract
516  DF  .~.~.~.~> To or from the intestines through nasal or esophagal conduit
517  DF  .~.~.~.~> To or from the urogenital system

DEFINITION

Classification: 604/514

Therapeutic material introduced or removed from natural body orifice:

(under subclass 500) Subject matter for a process wherein the body treating material is delivered or removed from a body opening without requiring invasive procedures.

(1) Note. Constructed body openings are not appropriate subject matter for this subclass.

(2) Note. Appropriate subject matter for this subclass pertains to naturally occurring body openings, which allow access to internal structures or cavities. For instance, access to the gastrointestinal tract via the nasal passages.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

506+, for introducing or removing material through a piercing conduit.

515+, for methods of introducing materials to or removing them from the female reproductory tract.

516, for methods of introducing materials to or removing them from the gastrointestinal tract without performing invasive procedures.

517, for methods of introducing materials to or removing them from the urogenital system.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

600, Surgery,

185+, wherein a specula, used to examine the interior of naturally occurring orifices of the body, also comprises means to allow imaging of a portion of the mouth, pharynx, and larynx; subclass 201 wherein a specula, used to examine the interior of naturally occurring orifices of the body, also comprises means to hold tissues or organs out of the field of view of the observer during the diagnosis; and subclasses 211+ for wherein a specula, used to examine the interior of naturally occurring orifices of the body, also comprises a skeletal like structure.