for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Surgical instruments, devices or methods > for closing wounds or holding wounds closed; Accessories for use therewith > for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials

CPC:

Surgical instruments, devices or methods (A61B18/00 takes precedence; dental tools A61C3/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/20) > for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials

CPC subdivides this area 14x more granularly than IPC with 13 additional codes.

13 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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A61B 17/0401 +18 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/0466 CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/0467 CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/0469 +7 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/0482 CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/0483 CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/0485 CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/0487 +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/0491 CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/0493 CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/06 Needles ; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials +9 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61B 2017/0495 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61B 2017/0496 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61B 2017/0498 2nd only CPC only CPC only