| A: | HUMAN NECESSITIES |
| A61: | HEALTH; AMUSEMENT; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE |
| A61B: | DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01N33/48; obtaining records using waves other than optical waves, in general G03B42/00) |
| A61B1/00: | Diagnosis; Psycho-physical tests; Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes (examination of body cavities or body tracts using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/12; endoscopic instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy A61B10/04; for surgical purposes A61B17/00; endoscopic surgical {cutting}; instruments {A61B17/32}; ; surgical instruments using a laser beam being directed along or through a flexible conduit A61B18/22); Illuminating arrangements therefor (for the eyes A61B3/00) |
| A61B5/00: | Measuring for diagnostic purposes (radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00); Identification of persons |
| A61B5/145: | . Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; {Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue}(measuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06) |
| A61B5/14532: | . . for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement |
