for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Surgical instruments, devices or methods > for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord

CPC:

Surgical instruments, devices or methods (A61B18/00 takes precedence; dental tools A61C3/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/20) > for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord

Of 7 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

IPC defines codes here since 1995.

Child Classifications

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A61B 17/12009 +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/12022 +5 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61B 17/122 Clamps or clips, e.g. for the umbilical cord since 1995 +3 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61B 17/128 for applying or removing clamps or clips since 1995 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61B 17/132 Tourniquets since 1995 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61B 17/138 combined with cutting implements since 1995 IPC only IPC only
A61B 2017/12004 2nd only CPC only CPC only