DIFF Subgroup
A61B 17/11 for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
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 performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
CPC:
Surgical instruments, devices or methods (A61B18/00 takes precedence; dental tools A61C3/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/20) > for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
CPC subdivides this area 13x more granularly than IPC with 12 additional codes.
12 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 9 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- A61B 17/115 Staplers for performing anastomosis, e.g. in a single operation since 1990 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC