DIAGNOSIS

**Definition:** This place covers:

Diagnosis

Apparatus, instruments, implements or processes that are either specially adapted or intended to be solely utilised for evaluating, examining, measuring, monitoring, studying or testing particular characteristics and aspects of either living or dead human and animal bodies for medical purposes (i.e. diagnosis). Diagnosis consists of scrutinising the following characteristics or aspects of bodies:

Surgery

Apparatus, instruments, implements or processes that are either specially adapted or intended to be solely utilised for medical procedures employing physical actions (e.g. laser cutting, pressure of fluid) on portions of human or animal bodies to correct, enhance or inspect (e.g. autopsies) them for medical purposes (i.e. surgery). Surgery consists of the following medical procedures:

Identification

Apparatus, instruments, implements or processes that are either specially adapted or intended to be solely utilised in procedures for identifying individual human beings (e.g. finger printing, by recognition of shape or dimension of body part) using unique characteristics of their bodies or behaviour (i.e. identification).

Accessories therefor

Adjunct or supplementary means (i.e. accessories) specially adapted for use in, or intended for exclusive use in, diagnosis, surgery or identification. These adjunct or supplementary means contribute to the effectiveness (e.g. surgical drapes) or safety (e.g. operating gloves) of a medical procedure, but may or may not (e.g. protective covers for scalpels) themselves involve any direct contact with a body.

Components of diagnosis, surgery or identification means with structural features limiting their usefulness to medical procedures.

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Veterinary instruments, implements, tools or methods specially adapted so as to limit their usefulness to only animals -> A61D