CPC Main Group
A61B 17/00 Surgical instruments, devices or methods (A61B18/00 takes precedence; dental tools A61C3/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/20)
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- A61B 17/02 for holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors
- A61B 17/04 for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
- A61B 17/064 Surgical staples,
- A61B 17/068 Surgical staplers ( for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; )
- A61B 17/076 for removing surgical staples
- A61B 17/08 Wound clamps
- A61B 17/10 for applying or removing wound clamps ; Wound clamp magazines
- A61B 17/11 for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
- A61B 17/12 for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
- A61B 17/14 Surgical saws ( dental saws for teeth A61C3/12)
- A61B 17/16 Instruments for performing osteoclasis; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
- A61B 17/20 for vaccinating or cleaning the skin previous to the vaccination
- A61B 17/22 Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrations; for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
- A61B 17/24 for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose (for medical inspection of cavities or tubes in the body A61B1/00); Tongue scrapers
- A61B 17/28 Surgical forceps (biopsy forceps A61B10/06; obstetrical forceps A61B17/44)
- A61B 17/30 Surgical pincettes, i.e. surgical tweezers