| Class Number |
Class Name |
No. of Patents |
| 606/1 |
Instruments |
1080 |
| 606/159 |
Blood vessel, duct or teat cutter, scrapper or abrader |
824 |
| 606/190 |
Blunt dissectors |
218 |
| 606/237 |
Chiropractic or osteopathic implement |
53 |
| 606/241 |
Extension appliance |
150 |
| 606/242 |
Couch |
112 |
| 606/243 |
With intermediate gap |
45 |
| 606/244 |
With pivot to pedestal |
46 |
| 606/238 |
Percussive prod |
22 |
| 606/239 |
Motorized pummelling device |
16 |
| 606/240 |
Positioner for recumbent user |
74 |
| 606/245 |
With intermediate pivot |
37 |
| 606/166 |
Corneal cutter or guide for corneal cutter |
415 |
| 606/160 |
Curette |
58 |
| 606/167 |
Cutting, puncturing or piercing |
1030 |
| 606/170 |
Cutter carried on elongated probe-like member |
1056 |
| 606/171 |
Recriprocating or oscillating cutter |
315 |
| 606/168 |
Cutter drive reversed to clean material therefrom |
22 |
| 606/169 |
Cutter having vibratory drive means |
376 |
| 606/181 |
Lancet |
285 |
| 606/182 |
Spring driven or biased into cutting position |
255 |
| 606/183 |
Plural cutting blades |
31 |
| 606/172 |
Means to limit cutter penetration depth (e.g., dura guard) |
167 |
| 606/173 |
By disconnecting cutter drive |
18 |
| 606/184 |
Punch |
170 |
| 606/185 |
Puncturing or piercing |
559 |
| 606/189 |
Acupuncture means |
71 |
| 606/188 |
Earlobe piercing means |
81 |
| 606/187 |
Hair or artificial hair injector or anchor |
84 |
| 606/186 |
Multiple puncturing elements (e.g., tatoo, scarifiers, etc.) |
87 |
| 606/180 |
Rotary cutter |
494 |
| 606/176 |
Saw type |
49 |
| 606/179 |
Cylindrical |
47 |
| 606/178 |
Oscillating |
61 |
| 606/177 |
Reciprocating |
37 |
| 606/174 |
Shear type (e.g., scissors, etc.) |
326 |
| 606/175 |
Snout cutter |
1 |
| 606/20 |
Cyrogenic application |
218 |
| 606/21 |
Internal application |
268 |
| 606/22 |
With coolant supply |
159 |
| 606/23 |
Tip or other cooling concentration means |
217 |
| 606/25 |
Self-contained coolant supply |
40 |
| 606/26 |
With hand manipulable coolant control |
17 |
| 606/24 |
With heating means (e.g., defroster) |
54 |
| 606/32 |
Electrical application |
449 |
| 606/41 |
Applicators |
2088 |
| 606/49 |
Coagulation |
690 |
| 606/50 |
Bipolar electrodes |
478 |
| 606/51 |
With forceps or tweezers |
399 |
| 606/52 |
With forceps or tweezers |
182 |
| 606/45 |
Cutting |
721 |
| 606/48 |
Bipolar electrodes |
453 |
| 606/46 |
Endoscopic |
481 |
| 606/47 |
With formable electrode |
202 |
| 606/43 |
Depilation |
44 |
| 606/44 |
By needle |
19 |
| 606/42 |
With switching or power control |
327 |
| 606/33 |
Electromagnetic wave irradiation |
194 |
| 606/34 |
Systems |
428 |
| 606/40 |
Coagulation |
228 |
| 606/37 |
Combined cutting-coagulation |
158 |
| 606/38 |
With feed back control |
128 |
| 606/39 |
Cutting |
184 |
| 606/36 |
Depilation |
50 |
| 606/35 |
Ground electrode monitoring |
95 |
| 606/129 |
Electrode guide means |
125 |
| 606/201 |
External pressure applicator |
184 |
| 606/204 |
Acupressure device |
143 |
| 606/204.15 |
Head |
30 |
| 606/204.25 |
Eye |
17 |
| 606/204.55 |
Horn bender |
0 |
| 606/204.45 |
Nose shaper |
66 |
| 606/204.35 |
Wrinkle remover |
33 |
| 606/202 |
Pneumatic cuff |
159 |
| 606/203 |
Tourniquet |
123 |
| 606/205 |
Forceps |
812 |
| 606/208 |
Hinge or latch structure |
225 |
| 606/207 |
Jaw structure |
454 |
| 606/206 |
Jaws biased to open or closed position |
220 |
| 606/209 |
Tubular member stripper |
15 |
| 606/27 |
Heat application |
333 |
| 606/28 |
Tip or other heat concentration means |
277 |
| 606/29 |
Tip in electrical circuit |
115 |
| 606/30 |
Self-contained powersupply |
39 |
| 606/31 |
With thermal control means |
156 |
| 606/212 |
Hoof crack repair |
18 |
| 606/191 |
Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator) |
718 |
| 606/198 |
Expanding dilator (e.g., expanding arm, etc.) |
942 |
| 606/192 |
Inflatable or expandible by fluid |
780 |
| 606/193 |
Inserted in female reproductive system |
90 |
| 606/194 |
Inserted in vascular system |
1854 |
| 606/195 |
Detachable from inflation means |
351 |
| 606/196 |
Nose or throat |
78 |
| 606/199 |
Nasal dilator |
115 |
| 606/197 |
Rectal or anal |
50 |
| 606/200 |
With emboli trap or filter |
837 |
| 606/2 |
Light application |
366 |
| 606/8 |
Anastomosis |
67 |
| 606/7 |
Angioplasty |
388 |
| 606/13 |
Applicators |
507 |
| 606/14 |
Placed in body |
194 |
| 606/15 |
With optical fiber |
861 |
| 606/17 |
With beam shaping or redirecting (e.g., lens) |
426 |
| 606/18 |
Mirror |
156 |
| 606/19 |
Articulated arm |
62 |
| 606/16 |
With optical fiber |
497 |
| 606/9 |
Dermatological |
518 |
| 606/2.5 |
Lithotripsy |
44 |
| 606/4 |
Ophthalmic |
520 |
| 606/6 |
Cataracts or glaucoma |
110 |
| 606/5 |
Recurving or reshaping of the eye |
483 |
| 606/10 |
Systems |
700 |
| 606/11 |
Beam energy control or monitoring |
247 |
| 606/12 |
Condition responsive |
246 |
| 606/3 |
With particular wavelength |
403 |
| 606/117 |
Means for applying animal identification device |
83 |
| 606/118 |
Means for circumcision |
20 |
| 606/162 |
Means for cleaning eye, ear or nose |
72 |
| 606/127 |
Means for concretion removal |
283 |
| 606/128 |
With fragmenting means |
240 |
| 606/163 |
Means for debeaking or dehorning animals |
7 |
| 606/164 |
By electrical or thermal application |
13 |
| 606/108 |
Means for inserting or removing conduit within body |
1122 |
| 606/109 |
Ear vent or drain |
40 |
| 606/116 |
Means for marking animals |
99 |
| 606/165 |
Means for removal of animal tails |
5 |
| 606/131 |
Means for removal of skin or material therefrom |
265 |
| 606/132 |
By means for skin graft preparation (e.g., dermatome) |
53 |
| 606/133 |
Physical removal of hair or hair plugs from skin |
186 |
| 606/134 |
By application of wax or adhesive |
22 |
| 606/106 |
Means for removing foreign objects from the throat or connected passageways (e.g., probang) |
41 |
| 606/138 |
Means for removing suture, clip, staple or ligature |
52 |
| 606/110 |
Means for removing tonsils, adenoids or polyps |
97 |
| 606/113 |
By wire loop or snare |
222 |
| 606/114 |
With collecting means for removed material |
128 |
| 606/115 |
By vacuum application |
21 |
| 606/111 |
With hemostasis |
9 |
| 606/112 |
By pressure application |
7 |
| 606/107 |
Means for removing, inserting or aiding in the removal or insertion of eye lens material |
642 |
| 606/135 |
Means for, or to assist in mammalian sterilization |
30 |
| 606/136 |
By crushing |
1 |
| 606/137 |
By severing |
11 |
| 606/119 |
Obstetric or gynecological instruments |
148 |
| 606/126 |
Embryotome |
7 |
| 606/125 |
Means for rupturing the amniotic membrane |
17 |
| 606/121 |
Partuition assistance device |
25 |
| 606/122 |
Fetus extractor |
38 |
| 606/124 |
With mechanical means for applying tension (e.g., gearing, reels, etc.) |
11 |
| 606/123 |
With vacuum or suction application |
37 |
| 606/120 |
Umbilical clamp |
77 |
| 606/161 |
Optic, otic or oral scrapper or abrader |
132 |
| 606/234 |
Oral pacifier |
202 |
| 606/236 |
Nipple attachment or structure |
137 |
| 606/235 |
Teething device |
71 |
| 606/53 |
Orthopedic instrumentation |
227 |
| 606/54 |
External fixation means |
270 |
| 606/57 |
Compression or distraction mechanism |
200 |
| 606/58 |
Cyclable or incrementable |
47 |
| 606/55 |
Movable by patient |
38 |
| 606/59 |
Pin connector |
231 |
| 606/56 |
Ring frame |
89 |
| 606/60 |
Internal fixation means |
472 |
| 606/69 |
Cortical plate |
530 |
| 606/70 |
Multi-element or coated plate |
168 |
| 606/71 |
Having separable and distinct plate elements |
215 |
| 606/67 |
Femoral nail |
126 |
| 606/68 |
Expanding |
43 |
| 606/65 |
Femoral screw |
145 |
| 606/66 |
Anti-rotation or keeper means |
52 |
| 606/62 |
Intramedullary fixator |
330 |
| 606/64 |
Cross-fastened |
175 |
| 606/63 |
Expanding in diameter or length |
155 |
| 606/72 |
Orthopedic fastener |
883 |
| 606/74 |
Bone cerclage device |
179 |
| 606/75 |
Staple or similar driven fastener |
205 |
| 606/73 |
Threaded fastener element |
966 |
| 606/61 |
Spinal positioner or stabilizer |
1614 |
| 606/86 |
Means for use in bone reperation |
523 |
| 606/91 |
Acetabular cup positioner |
75 |
| 606/105 |
Bone compression or distraction |
148 |
| 606/105.5 |
Cast removal implement |
6 |
| 606/92 |
Device for the application of bone cement |
175 |
| 606/93 |
Applicator |
90 |
| 606/94 |
Pressurized cement placement |
110 |
| 606/95 |
Intramedullary plug or centering means |
84 |
| 606/96 |
Drill or pin guide |
522 |
| 606/98 |
Cross-pinning drill guide |
99 |
| 606/97 |
X-ray positioned |
44 |
| 606/102 |
Gauging or measuring device |
269 |
| 606/90 |
Joint distractor |
163 |
| 606/101 |
Nail or plate bender |
32 |
| 606/87 |
Osteotomy jig or fixture |
288 |
| 606/89 |
Femoral head |
92 |
| 606/88 |
Knee or knee joint |
393 |
| 606/99 |
Prosthesis insertor or extractor |
380 |
| 606/100 |
Restrained movable mass (e.g., slide hammer) |
53 |
| 606/104 |
Screw or pin placement or removal means |
376 |
| 606/103 |
Wiring aid |
155 |
| 606/79 |
Orthopedic cutting instrument |
400 |
| 606/84 |
Osteotome or scraper |
89 |
| 606/85 |
Rasp or file |
115 |
| 606/80 |
Reamer or drill |
546 |
| 606/81 |
Acetabular |
67 |
| 606/83 |
Rongeur, resector, or nipper |
59 |
| 606/82 |
Saw type tool |
134 |
| 606/76 |
Specialized coating or material |
250 |
| 606/77 |
Absorbable |
180 |
| 606/78 |
Shape memory material |
89 |
| 606/130 |
Stereotaxic device |
778 |
| 606/151 |
Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band |
1079 |
| 606/153 |
Connector for hollow body organs |
597 |
| 606/154 |
Bioabsorbable |
110 |
| 606/155 |
Connector is single element |
103 |
| 606/156 |
Removable |
25 |
| 606/152 |
Connector for nerve endings |
72 |
| 606/157 |
Occluding clip, clamp, or band |
372 |
| 606/158 |
Artery or vein |
294 |
| 606/228 |
Suture or ligature |
254 |
| 606/230 |
Absorbable in body |
234 |
| 606/229 |
Collagen containing |
38 |
| 606/231 |
Organic material containing |
218 |
| 606/232 |
Suture retaining means (e.g., buttons) |
690 |
| 606/233 |
Suture supported from engagement with incision (e.g., suture bridge) |
37 |
| 606/139 |
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier |
988 |
| 606/142 |
Clip applier |
373 |
| 606/143 |
Clip fed from supply |
294 |
| 606/140 |
Elastic band applier |
99 |
| 606/141 |
Band applied to reproductive organ |
50 |
| 606/144 |
Mechanical suture or ligature applier |
593 |
| 606/147 |
Means for clamping needle to handle |
125 |
| 606/145 |
Shuttle action by suture passing device |
107 |
| 606/146 |
Spool feeds suture to needle |
45 |
| 606/148 |
Suturing or ligating aid or guide |
656 |
| 606/150 |
Alignment device (e.g., approximators) |
37 |
| 606/149 |
Eversion device |
23 |
| 606/213 |
Sutureless closure |
759 |
| 606/214 |
Chemical bonding material applied to wound edges |
143 |
| 606/215 |
Material placed on opposed sides of incision or wound |
252 |
| 606/221 |
Approximating clip or serrefine |
58 |
| 606/216 |
Means to draw opposed sides of incision into apposition |
178 |
| 606/218 |
Screw, rack and pinion or pawl and racket |
32 |
| 606/217 |
Sliding fastener |
32 |
| 606/219 |
Staple fastener |
324 |
| 606/220 |
With retaining means |
150 |
| 606/222 |
Suturing needle |
120 |
| 606/224 |
Filament attachment |
131 |
| 606/226 |
Deformed |
30 |
| 606/227 |
Pull out or frangible |
29 |
| 606/225 |
Tied, hooked, wedged or grasped |
30 |
| 606/223 |
Needle tip or body structure |
133 |
| 606/210 |
Tweezers |
125 |
| 606/211 |
Combined with another device |
44 |
