A61B 17/88 Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices
Introduced: January 1995
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Surgical instruments, devices or methods > Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor > for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or setting implements > Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices
Surgical instruments, devices or methods (A61B18/00 takes precedence; dental tools A61C3/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/20) > Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor > for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or setting implements (A61B17/14, A61B17/16 take precedence) > Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices
CPC subdivides this area 6x more granularly than IPC with 9 additional codes.
9 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 1995.
Child Classifications
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- A61B 17/92 Impactors or extractors, e.g. for removing intramedullary devices since 1995 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
- NOVARTIS CH 14,253
- COVIDIEN US 13,953
- ROCHE CH 12,005
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
- L'OREAL FR 11,593
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
- NOVARTIS CH 15,792
- ROCHE CH 14,303
- COVIDIEN US 13,862
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
- L'OREAL FR 11,800
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513