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A61C 17/16

Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices

Introduced: January 1990

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle > Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices

CPC:

Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses (instruments acting like a sandblast machine A61C3/025; tooth polishing discs or holders therefor A61C3/06; devices for cleaning between the teeth A61C15/00); Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle > Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • A61C 17/18 Chiselling scalers (A61C17/20 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A61C 17/20 using ultrasonic waves since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC