US PATENT SUBCLASS 600 / 101
ENDOSCOPE

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101ENDOSCOPE {29}
102  DF  .~> With chair, table, holder, or other support
103  DF  .~> With monitoring of components or view field
104  DF  .~> With tool carried on endoscope or auxillary channel therefore {3}
109  DF  .~> With camera or solid state imager {3}
113  DF  .~> With additional scope
114  DF  .~> With guide means for body insertion {1}
116  DF  .~> With inflatable balloon
117  DF  .~> With means for indicating position, depth or condition of endoscope
118  DF  .~> With control or monitoring of endoscope functions
119  DF  .~> With shield to protect operator (e.g., splatter protection)
120  DF  .~> Having endotrachael intuabation means on endoscope
121  DF  .~> With protective sheath {4}
126  DF  .~> With foot pedal control for endoscope operation
127  DF  .~> With non-optical distal tip attachment
128  DF  .~> With particular shaft cross-section
129  DF  .~> With particular distal tip configuration
130  DF  .~> With particular arrangement of internal elements (e.g., shaft reducing)
131  DF  .~> With particular operating handle design (e.g., for comfort)
132  DF  .~> Universal cord connector device for endoscope functions
133  DF  .~> Sterilizable
134  DF  .~> Having means to protect user, patient, or endoscope from electrical discharge
135  DF  .~> Urological
136  DF  .~> Having separable shaft
137  DF  .~> Having rotatable shaft
138  DF  .~> Having rigid tube structure
139  DF  .~> Having flexible tube structure {6}
153  DF  .~> Having auxiliary channel {3}
160  DF  .~> Having imaging and illumination means {16}
183  DF  .~> Tissue division viewing (e.g., carpal tunnel, plantal fasciotomy)

DEFINITION

Classification: 600/101

ENDOSCOPE:

(under the class definition) Subject matter comprising a generally tube-like structure having a proximal operating end and a distal inserting end, means to transmit a view or image from the distal end to the proximal end, and a light source to transmit light from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the distal end is inserted into a natural or surgically constructed body orifice for viewing or treating functional disorders of the body.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

33, Geometrical Instruments,

544+, for measuring gauges for measuring a cavity or tube.

43, Fishing, Trapping, and Vermin Destroying,

53.5, for fish gags

348, Television,

45, for endoscopes having stereoscopic picture transmission devices used for medical inspection of the animal body and subclass 68 for optical systems which direct and control the intensity of a light source projected on an animal body. 356, Optics: Measuring and Testing,

241.1+, for similar endoscopic devices used to inspect bores on restricted openings in mechanical devices.

359, Optics: Systems (including communication) and Elements, various subclasses for similar endoscopic optical systems.

362, Illumination,

257+, for light sources and modifiers, and subclass 32 for light fibers, rods or pipes.

385, Optical Waveguides,

115+, for optical fiber bundles.

433, Dentistry,

29, for means to facilitate viewing of work and radiation emission devices. Subclasses 30+ for mirrors combined with other devices. Subclass 93 for tongue guards, depressors, and cheek spreaders. Subclass 140 for cheek, jaw, lip, or tongue positioners.

601, Surgery: Kinestherapy,

2+, for ultrasonic devices applied to the body for therapeutic effect there on.