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A61B 17/02

for holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Surgical instruments, devices or methods > for holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors

CPC:

Surgical instruments, devices or methods (A61B18/00 takes precedence; dental tools A61C3/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/20) > for holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors

Of 9 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

9 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 3 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

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