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Number: 623
Name: Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor >
Description: This class provides for artificial substitutes or parts for a human body particularly manufactured or adapted to replace or assist a missing or defective natural body member or part thereof for functional or cosmetic reasons. This class also provides for elements or accessories for substitutes or parts of this class unless such elements or accessories are of such general utility as to be provided for in some other class. This class also provides for devices and mechanisms designed to operate or control artificial substitutes or parts for a human body. Finally, this class provides for methods of operating an artificial heart.


Class Number Class Name No. of Patents
623/57

Arm or component (e.g., elbow, wrist, hand, finger, etc.) and actuator or connector therefor

75
623/63

Arm or torso initiated finger actuation

24
623/59

Elbow

13
623/60

With forearm actuation

14
623/64

Finger actuator embodied in simulated hand

66
623/58

Torso supported and actuated

12
623/65

With article or article holder

42
623/61

Wrist

16
623/62

With wrist actuation

17
623/1.1

Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel)

247
623/1.38

Absorbable in natural tissue

89
623/1.35

Bifurcated

289
623/1.42

Drug delivery

306
623/1.43

Antithrombogenic

112
623/1.37

Having angled cut (i.e., oblique cut)

28
623/1.32

Having built-in reinforcement

55
623/1.33

Monofilament

22
623/1.41

Having living cell

56
623/1.34

Having marker (e.g., color, radiopaque, etc.)

129
623/1.28

Having pleats

39
623/1.29

Longitudinal pleats

11
623/1.44

Having plural layers

198
623/1.46

Coating

234
623/1.47

Collagen

50
623/1.48

Protein

54
623/1.45

Impregnation

27
623/1.27

Having plurality of parallel lumens

34
623/1.39

Having pores

117
623/1.4

Pore gradient

32
623/1.3

Having variable diameter

65
623/1.31

Enlarged end

46
623/1.23

Including means for graft delivery (e.g., delivery sheath, ties, threads, etc.)

157
623/1.24

Including valve

127
623/1.26

Heart valve

65
623/1.25

Inflatable graft

40
623/1.49

Made of synthetic material

137
623/1.54

Fiber

23
623/1.5

Knitted

47
623/1.51

Woven

70
623/1.53

Braided

49
623/1.52

Velour surface

18
623/1.11

Stent combined with surgical delivery system (e.g., surgical tools, delivery sheath, etc.)

903
623/1.12

Expandable stent with constraining means

241
623/1.13

Stent in combination with graft

440
623/1.14

Stent penetrating natural blood vessel

55
623/1.15

Stent structure

933
623/1.21

Formed inside natural blood vessel

37
623/1.16

Having multiple connected bodies

294
623/1.18

Having shape memory

98
623/1.19

Temperature responsive

67
623/1.22

Helically wound

165
623/1.2

Self-expanding stent

153
623/1.17

Stent length remains constant with lateral expansion

71
623/1.36

With means to attach graft to natural blood vessel (e.g., hooks, etc.)

124
623/7

Breast prosthesis

164
623/8

Implantable

328
623/3.1

Corporeal artificial heart, heart assist (e.g., implantable blood pump, etc.), control regulator, or power supply therefor, or method of operation therefor

112
623/3.26

Having connecting means to allow blood flow

17
623/3.13

Having enclosed rotary member for directly impelling blood flow

47
623/3.14

Blood flow along electromagnetic section of stator member

31
623/3.15

Rotary member driven by flexible shaft (e.g., cable, etc.)

12
623/3.16

Having flexible diaphragm or chamber

21
623/3.21

Flexible chamber or diaphragm dirrectly compressed by pressurized working fluid

52
623/3.22

Reciprocating member

4
623/3.23

Reciprocating member attached to rotary drive means

1
623/3.24

Rotary pump

7
623/3.25

Rotary pump reverses during pumping cycle

12
623/3.17

Flexible diaphragm or chamber directly compressed by mechanical member

27
623/3.19

Reciprocating mechanical member attached to reciprocating drive means

3
623/3.18

Reciprocating mechanical member attached to rotary drive means

20
623/3.2

Reciprocating mechanical member driven by pressurized working fluid

5
623/3.28

Including condition responsive means

51
623/3.11

Including electrical or magnetic means adjacent to flexible diaphragm or chamber to effect contraction thereto (e.g., electromagnet, shape memory material, etc.)

28
623/3.27

Including electrical power generating means

18
623/3.29

Material characteristic

6
623/3.3

Method of teaching use of artificial heart or part thereof

7
623/3.12

Powered by muscle

33
623/10

Ear or nose prosthesis

215
623/4.1

Eye prosthesis (e.g., lens or corneal implant, or artificial eye, etc.)

166
623/5.11

Corneal implant

94
623/5.12

Corneal ring

31
623/5.13

Having hole

18
623/5.15

Having integral protrusion means for attaching lens to cornea

12
623/5.14

Lens connected to distinct attachment means

14
623/5.16

Material characteristic of corneal implant

48
623/6.64

Globe

35
623/6.11

Intraocular lens

164
623/6.23

Aspheric lens

23
623/6.24

Multifocal lens

32
623/6.12

Combined with surgical tool

145
623/6.31

Diffractive lens

19
623/6.37

Focal power of lens can be continuously varied by movement of body part (e.g., head, eyes, ciliary muscles, etc.)

96
623/6.25

Fresnel lens

25
623/6.16

Having cellular growth inhibitors

26
623/6.13

Having fluid-filled chamber

56
623/6.18

Having means on lens to reduce overall dimension of lens for insertion into small incision

22
623/6.19

Segmented zones

4
623/6.21

Segments fold

11
623/6.2

Segments slide

4
623/6.17

Having structure for blocking or reducing amount of light transmitted (e.g., glare reduction, etc.)

50
623/6.38

Having supporting structure for lens

40
623/6.43

Specific supporting structure (e.g., haptic, plate, etc.)

95
623/6.52

Four filaments

13
623/6.46

Haptic and optic junction

76
623/6.48

Haptic has different color from optic

11
623/6.49

Haptic has particular cross-sectional geometry

31
623/6.47

Haptic includes notch

24
623/6.5

Haptic is formed from multiple layers

8
623/6.51

Having loop

61
623/6.45

Having means to temporarily stabilize haptic

23
623/6.55

One filament

24
623/6.44

Plate

35
623/6.53

Three filaments

8
623/6.54

Two filaments

35
623/6.39

Supporting structure conforms to shape of capsular bag

45
623/6.4

Surrounding optic

55
623/6.42

Filamentary

24
623/6.41

Separable from intraocular lens

30
623/6.22

Including mechanically or electrically activated means on lens to alter focal power of lens (e.g., electromagnet, material which is ablated by laser, etc.)

38
623/6.14

Lens body having through hole for pressure equalization

10
623/6.27

Lens having regions with different focusing powers (i.e., multifocal)

47
623/6.28

Concentric zones

66
623/6.3

Diffractive multifocal lens

28
623/6.29

Radial zones

6
623/6.15

Lens having spacers

28
623/6.56

Material characteristic of lens

123
623/6.59

Lens composed of swellable material

17
623/6.62

Lens has specific coating

26
623/6.58

Lens has specific glass transition temperature

23
623/6.57

Lens includes antithrombotic substance

34
623/6.6

Lens includes ultraviolet absorber

25
623/6.61

Lens is collagen based

31
623/6.32

Multiple lens

23
623/6.34

In series along visual axis

72
623/6.35

One lens is external from natural eye cavity

18
623/6.36

One lens is natural crystalline lens

19
623/6.33

Side by side

11
623/6.26

Prismatic lens

14
623/6.63

Retina

45
623/24

Having electrical actuator

140
623/25

Bioelectrical (e.g., myoelectric, etc.)

43
623/26

Having fluid actuator

76
623/2.1

Heart valve

107
623/2.38

Annular member for supporting artificial heart valve

67
623/2.4

Having means for fixedly securing annular support member to sewing ring

29
623/2.39

Rotationally adjustable relative to suture ring

19
623/2.41

Sewing ring

33
623/2.36

Annuloplasty device

133
623/2.37

Adjustable

73
623/2.11

Combined with surgical tool

200
623/2.12

Flexible leaflet

61
623/2.13

Leaflet made of biological tissue

67
623/2.16

Bileaflet

14
623/2.14

Supported by resilient frame

62
623/2.15

Trileaflet

31
623/2.17

Supported by frame

52
623/2.18

Resilient frame

60
623/2.19

Trileaflet

36
623/2.2

Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder

28
623/2.22

Annular support member includes projecting means for guiding occluder's pivoting motion

29
623/2.26

Occluder also includes guiding projecting means

17
623/2.23

Strut projecting means

10
623/2.25

Strut projecting means cooperates with depression portion of occluder to guide pivoting movement

17
623/2.24

Strut projecting means extends through hole in occluder

11
623/2.21

Fixed cylindrical pin structured to permit only pivoting movement of occluder

16
623/2.33

Having particular geometry detail

34
623/2.27

Occluder includes projecting means defining pivoting axis

10
623/2.28

Slot in annular support member

22
623/2.3

Crescent-shaped slot

5
623/2.32

Elongated oval-shaped slot

13
623/2.31

Slot having opposed convex guiding surfaces

14
623/2.29

Triangular-shaped slot

6
623/2.34

Having rigid or semirigid translating occluder

10
623/2.35

Ball-valve type

5
623/2.42

Specific material for heart valve

57
623/11.11

Implantable prosthesis

342
623/16.11

Bone

333
623/23.47

Adjustable

38
623/23.61

Bone composition

152
623/23.62

Cement

75
623/23.63

Including natural bone tissue

97
623/23.6

Bone surface coating

73
623/23.48

Cement bone plug or bone canal positioning means

59
623/23.56

Ceramic

122
623/23.51

Composite bone

103
623/17.18

Facial bone

20
623/23.5

Having textured outer surface

52
623/23.52

Including an outer sheath

18
623/23.57

Including bioactive coating

59
623/23.49

Including electrical means to induce bone growth

16
623/17.17

Jaw bone

38
623/18.11

Joint bone

186
623/23.43

Cup-shaped

4
623/20.11

Elbow joint bone

38
623/20.12

Constrained joint

20
623/20.13

Semi-constrained joint

15
623/22.11

Hip joint bone

74
623/22.21

Acetabular cup

80
623/22.32

Acetabular cup outer surface includes integral anchoring means

28
623/22.31

Acetabular cup outer surface is circumferentially threaded

16
623/22.24

And an inner insert liner cup

38
623/22.25

Adjustable insert liner cup

23
623/22.27

Circumferentially threaded acetabular outer cup

13
623/22.28

Including locking means between cups

40
623/22.29

Locking ring

30
623/22.26

One cup includes flexible wall

17
623/22.34

Cup includes closure means for closing anchoring hole means

11
623/22.35

Cup includes cut-through hole to receive protruding anchoring means

16
623/22.37

Pin anchoring means

11
623/22.36

Screw anchoring means

22
623/22.39

Cup secured to acetabulum by cement

16
623/22.3

Having flexible wall

13
623/22.23

Interfitted into a prepared natural acetabulum by force fitting

15
623/22.33

Mesh outer surface

9
623/22.22

Oblong

15
623/22.38

Outer surface of cup includes protruding means

25
623/22.12

Combined with surgical tool

48
623/23.11

Femoral joint head

49
623/23.12

Femoral joint head cap

18
623/23.13

Including an inner shell

8
623/23.14

Including neck anchoring means

19
623/23.15

Femoral stem

90
623/23.36

Coating surface

29
623/23.37

Cement coating

15
623/23.34

Composite stem

17
623/23.19

Having a cement channel

20
623/23.2

And cement seal means

9
623/23.21

Having a collar

24
623/23.22

Removable collar

19
623/23.24

Having a stepped surface

19
623/23.26

Having anchoring means to attach artificial femoral stem to natural femoral bone

32
623/23.27

Screw anchoring means

22
623/23.28

Having augmentative means

24
623/23.16

Having electrical means

7
623/23.25

Having integral spacer

14
623/23.23

Having intramedullary

18
623/23.35

Having particular geometry

54
623/23.17

Having shock absorbing means

12
623/23.29

Having textured outer surface

28
623/23.3

Porous

24
623/23.31

Ridges

20
623/23.32

Having variable stiffness

16
623/23.33

Hollowed stem

17
623/23.18

Multi-stem

18
623/23.38

Polished

4
623/22.15

Including acetabular cup and femoral head

52
623/22.17

Including an intermediate bearing cup

14
623/22.18

Intermediate bearing cup movable relative to acetabular outer cup

16
623/22.19

Locking element between cups

16
623/22.2

Retaining ring

21
623/22.16

Including roller bearing

7
623/22.13

Including lubricating fluid enclosure means

9
623/22.14

Including a damping element

15
623/22.4

Total femoral bone (i.e., including joint head and femoral stem)

40
623/22.46

Including protruding means projects into a bore in femoral stem or neck

33
623/22.42

Modular type

68
623/22.41

Set of plural femoral securement members

13
623/22.43

Stem includes protruding means projecting into a bore in joint head

25
623/22.44

Bore in neck area of joint head

9
623/22.45

Including an intermediate coupler between joint head and protruding means

19
623/23.42

Joint head bone

16
623/20.14

Knee joint bone

112
623/20.35

Femoral bone

34
623/20.36

Femoral stem structure

25
623/20.21

Having member secured to femoral and tibial bones

51
623/20.22

Ball and socket joint

9
623/20.24

Constrained joint

30
623/20.26

Including means to permit lateral rocking movement about a horizontal axis

13
623/20.25

Including telescoping means

12
623/20.28

Including an intermediate member

30
623/20.29

Movable

75
623/20.27

Including cam means to limit anterior and posterior movement

49
623/20.31

Including lateral and medial condyles

59
623/20.23

Including roller bearing

4
623/20.3

Unicondylar

49
623/20.16

Including bone augmentative means

18
623/20.17

Including in-growth tissue promoting means

13
623/20.15

Modular type

87
623/20.18

Patellar bone

30
623/20.19

And a member secured to femoral bone

20
623/20.2

Patellar made of two connected pieces

23
623/20.32

Tibial bone

97
623/20.33

Movable bearing

48
623/20.34

Tibial stem structure

50
623/19.11

Shoulder joint bone

77
623/19.12

Ball and socket joint

40
623/19.13

Humeral and glenoid bones

39
623/19.14

Humeral bone

54
623/23.44

Stem structure

31
623/23.45

Adjustable length

18
623/23.46

Including sleeve around stem member

27
623/23.39

Total joint bone (i.e., including two connected joint bones)

27
623/23.4

Ball and socket joint

22
623/23.41

Including intermediate elastic joint component connecting two joint bones

15
623/18.12

With magnet

14
623/21.11

Wrist, hand (e.g., finger, etc.)

40
623/21.18

Ankle bone

37
623/21.15

Finger bone

50
623/21.16

Ball and socket joint

24
623/21.17

Including an intermediate bearing cup

7
623/21.19

Toe bone

22
623/21.12

Wrist bone

28
623/21.13

Ball and socket joint

16
623/21.14

Lunate or scaphoid bone

8
623/23.53

Made of metal

53
623/23.55

Having porous outer surface

36
623/23.54

Wire mesh

31
623/23.58

Polymers

92
623/23.59

Polymer coating

28
623/17.19

Skull bone

15
623/17.11

Spine bone

648
623/17.12

Having a fluid filled chamber

78
623/17.13

Having a spring

89
623/17.14

Having ball and socket means

110
623/17.15

Having opposed bone-plates which moves relative to one another

256
623/17.16

Including spinal disc spacer between adjacent spine bones

554
623/15.11

Hair or skin

45
623/15.12

Skin

59
623/23.75

Having bio-absorbable component

79
623/23.76

Having means to promote cellular attachment

102
623/23.64

Hollow or tubular part or organ (e.g., bladder, urethra, bronchi, bile duct, etc.)

146
623/23.65

Bladder, kidney, lung, or stomach

104
623/23.69

Helical

9
623/23.68

Including a valve

58
623/23.67

Inflatable

34
623/23.71

Material characteristic

43
623/23.7

Stent

155
623/23.66

Urethra

61
623/13.11

Ligament or tendon

105
623/13.12

For knee

53
623/13.19

In braided form

15
623/13.15

Including an outer sheath

19
623/13.16

Removable

6
623/13.18

Including bio-absorbable material

26
623/13.14

Including ligament anchor means

131
623/13.17

Including natural tissue

43
623/13.13

Including tension adjusting means

31
623/13.2

Made from plural strands

26
623/14.12

Meniscus

63
623/14.13

Muscle (e.g., sphincter, etc.)

40
623/23.72

Tissue

284
623/23.73

Having micro particles

21
623/23.74

Having textured surface

37
623/14.11

Vocal cord

8
623/9

Larynx, trachea, tracheobronchial prosthesis or combination thereof

130
623/27

Leg

136
623/38

Adjustable shank or thigh

131
623/47

Ankle

58
623/50

Resiliently actuated or controlled

22
623/51

Elastic cord

3
623/52

Spring

101
623/48

Universal joint

8
623/49

Resilient

54
623/28

Extension

28
623/29

Foot covering or support

8
623/53

Foot

101
623/55

Resilient

154
623/56

Fluid cushion

13
623/54

Toe

12
623/39

Knee

101
623/43

Brake or latch

47
623/45

Adjustable friction joint

22
623/44

Weight or position responsive

95
623/40

Combined knee and foot actuator

9
623/41

Latch

3
623/42

Spring

7
623/46

Spring

36
623/33

Socket holder

150
623/36

Cushioning means (e.g., pad or liner, etc.)

100
623/37

Fluid

33
623/34

Suction type

47
623/35

Yieldably mounted

39
623/32

Suspender or attachment from natural leg

48
623/30

Torso actuated or controlled

7
623/31

Torso attachment

18
623/924

Material characteristic

76
623/925

Natural

16
623/926

Synthetic

49
623/902

Method of implanting

51
623/903

Blood vessel

95
623/908

Bone

82
623/905

Eye

39
623/906

Corneal

19
623/907

Method of manipulating parts of intraocular lens structure for implantation

36
623/904

Heart

61
623/901

Method of manufacturing prosthetic device

468
623/909

Method or apparatus for assembling prosthetic

20
623/911

Bone

19
623/910

Heart

24
623/912

Method or apparatus for measuring or testing prosthetic

22
623/914

Bone

38
623/913

Heart

9
623/915

Method or apparatus for preparing biological material

105
623/916

Blood vessel

32
623/917

Collagen

35
623/919

Bone

53
623/918

Heart

20
623/920

Method or apparatus for preparing or treating prosthetic

97
623/921

Blood vessel

99
623/923

Bone

99
623/922

Heart

12
623/66.1

Miscellaneous

115
623/900

Stent for heart valve

155
 
 
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