CPC Main Group
A61F 13/00 Bandages or dressings (radioactive dressings ); Absorbent pads
13 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A61F 13/01 Non-adhesive bandages or dressings
- A61F 13/02 Adhesive bandages or dressings
- A61F 13/04 Plaster of Paris bandages; Other stiffening bandages (A61F13/06 - A61F13/15 take precedence; orthopaedic casts made from stiffening bandages A61F5/01)
- A61F 13/05 specially adapted for use with sub-pressure or over-pressure therapy, wound drainage or wound irrigation, e.g. for use with negative-pressure wound therapy [NPWT]
- A61F 13/06 specially adapted for feet or legs; Corn-pads; Corn-rings
- A61F 13/10 specially adapted for fingers, hands or arms; Finger-stalls; Nail-protectors
- A61F 13/12 specially adapted for the head or neck
- A61F 13/14 specially adapted for the breast or abdomen (corsets or bandages for support of breast or abdomen A61F5/03)
- A61F 13/15 Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
- NOVARTIS CH 15,792
- ROCHE CH 14,303
- COVIDIEN US 13,862
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
- L'OREAL FR 11,800
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513