US PATENT SUBCLASS 606 / 2.5
.~.~ Lithotripsy
Current as of: June, 1999
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DEFINITION
Classification: 606/2.5
Lithotripsy:
(under subclass 2) Subject matter for fragmenting a calculus or stone (e.g., kidney stone, bladder stone, etc.) by use of light energy applied thereto.
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128, for subject matter relating to fragmenting a calculus or stone by use of mechanical energy.
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219, Electric Heating,
600+, for inductive heating, subclasses 678+ for microwave heating, and subclasses 764+ for capacitive dielectric heating.
241, Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration,
1, for a process of disintegrating solid material by means other than mechanical energy. 250, Radiant Energy,
492.1+, for irradiation of objects.
313, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices,
578+, for incandescent filament lamp structure.
359, Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements, appropriate subclasses for an optical combination or subcombination, per se (e.g., lens, mirror, ocular, etc.).
362, Illumination, appropriate subclasses for lighting means, or supports.
372, Coherent Light Generators, appropriate subclasses for a laser, per se.
385, Optical Waveguides, appropriate subclasses for a device for conducting light energy, per se.
600, Surgery,
101+, and, in particular, subclasses 160+, 179+, 191, 200, 224, and 249 for an illuminated endoscope used to view body stones
601, Surgery: Kinesitherapy, 4, for massaging means to crush body stones by the application of external force.
604, Surgery,
20+, for medicating, irrigating, or aspirating material other than a calculus from the body combined with light application.
