(under subclass 192) Subject matter wherein the dilator is inflated upon being introduced into the blood circulatory system.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
604, Surgery,
507, for means whereby material is introduced or removed from
the body by means placed within a blood vessel, subclass 96, for inflatable catheters; and subclasses 104+ and 509, for body orifice dilators.
An alternative electronic search for U.S. patents, based upon a modification of the European Patent Office Classification for portions of the subject matter of this subclass may also be found in Class 604, Cross-Reference Art Collections 907 - 921. (There are no definitions associated with these Cross-Reference Art Collections. The most available disclosure as to the types of documents contained herein in is given in any notes associated with the titles.)