CPC Subgroup
A61F 2/50 Prostheses not implantable in the body
Full Title
Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (dental prostheses A61C13/00; artificial kidneys A61M1/14; artificial hearts A61M60/00) > Prostheses not implantable in the body
20 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A61F 2/52 Mammary prostheses (brassieres with stiffening or bust-forming inserts A41C3/10, A41C3/14)
- A61F 2/54 Artificial arms or hands or parts thereof
- A61F 2/60 Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof
- A61F 2/68 Operating or control means
- A61F 2/76 Means for assembling, fitting or testing prostheses, e.g. for measuring or balancing,
- A61F 2/78 Means for protecting prostheses or for attaching them to the body, e.g. bandages, harnesses, straps, or stockings for the limb stump
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