A61B 18/04 by heating (by applying electromagnetic radiation A61B18/18)
Introduced: January 2000
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: by heating
CPC: by heating (by applying electromagnetic radiation A61B18/18)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body > by heating
Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body (eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/00) > by heating (by applying electromagnetic radiation A61B18/18)
Additional Content IPC
Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation
Of 5 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
IPC defines codes here since 2000.
Child Classifications
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- A61B 18/08 by means of electrically-heated probes since 2000 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61B 18/12 by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current since 2000 +1 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