A61B 17/068 Surgical staplers ( for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; )
Introduced: January 1990
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Surgical staplers
CPC: Surgical staplers ( for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; )
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Surgical instruments, devices or methods > for closing wounds or holding wounds closed; Accessories for use therewith > Surgical staplers
Surgical instruments, devices or methods (A61B18/00 takes precedence; dental tools A61C3/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/20) > Surgical staplers ( for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; )
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- A61B 17/072 for applying a row of staples in a single action, e.g. the staples being applied simultaneously since 1990 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC