DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY

**Definition:** This place covers:

Devices or processes specially adapted to be used to insert or place media into human bodies (e.g., pumps, syringes, atomisers, insufflators, inhalers) and that do so either

Devices or processes specially adapted to be used to place media upon human bodies (e.g., percutaneous devices, radioactive dressings) and that do so either

Devices or processes which are specially adapted to be used to direct, lead, convey, or carry media up to, away from, or within human bodies (e.g., tubes for carrying oxygen, medical pumps, artificial hearts, mechanical blood circulatory assistors, blood oxygenation devices, devices for artificial respiration by treatment with gas or air) and that do so either

Devices or processes specially adapted to be used to remove, eject, or expel media from human bodies (e.g., suction type breast relievers, discharge draining devices for wounds) and that do so

Devices or processes specially adapted to cause or provoke a change in the state of consciousness of humans (e.g., induce sleep, fully awaken) and that do so in a manner other than one which commonly occurs (e.g., falling asleep on a good mattress, physical exhaustion).

Devices or processes specially adapted to increase or decrease the mental activity of humans while awake (e.g., relax, stimulate) and that do so in a manner other than that which commonly occurs (e.g., creating boredom).

Accessories specially adapted for use with at least one of the above devices and that contribute to the effectiveness or safety of the device or its use.

Specially adapted components having structural features limiting them to use with a device of one of the types specified above.

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Applications or methods that use specific materials, compositions, or single compounds for the preservation of human bodies or for the preservation of living parts of human bodies -> A01N1/00 - Devices or methods for handling cosmetic or toiletry substances -> A45D - Surgical introduction or removal of body parts or their substitutes -> A61B - Devices specially adapted for taking blood samples -> A61B5/15 - Devices specially adapted for vivisection or autopsy -> A61B16/00 - Devices or methods for introducing solid, liquid, or gaseous remedies or other materials into or onto the bodies of animals -> A61D7/00 - Prostheses implantable into a human body -> A61F2/02 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form -> A61K9/00 - Chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads, or other surgical articles placed upon into human body -> A61L - Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents -> A61N1/36021

**Glossary:** - Media: Solid, liquid or gaseous substances or devices (e.g. medicine, food, in vivo testing material, catheters) which are either used by or within human bodies for medical or physical purposes, components of or substances naturally within human bodies (e.g. artificial heart, blood, insulin), or bodily discharge or waste created by human bodies or medical processes taking place within human bodies (e.g. urine).