DIFF Subgroup
A61B 18/20 using laser
Introduced: January 2000
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body > by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves > using laser
CPC:
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 applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves > using laser
CPC subdivides this area 9x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.
8 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 6 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- A61B 18/22 the beam being directed along or through a flexible conduit, e.g. an optical fibre; hand-pieces therefor since 2000 +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC