FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

A61F covers a broad range of medical devices and supplies used for therapeutic intervention, structural support, and protective care. This includes vascular implants such as stents and blood vessel filters, prosthetic limbs and organs, devices that maintain or restore patency in the body's tubular structures, orthopaedic supports and fixation systems, contraceptive devices, and ophthalmic/otological treatments. The subclass also encompasses wound management products including bandages, dressings, absorbent pads, fomentation devices (heat/moisture therapy), nursing aids, and first-aid kits. These technologies span both implantable and external applications across cardiovascular, orthopedic, ophthalmic, and general wound-care fields.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS

CPC: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS

CPC:

Of 17 combined children, 11 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 6 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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A61F 11/00 Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense (implantable prostheses that substitute or replace internal ear parts, e.g. ear-drums, A61F2/18; methods or devices to cause a change in the state of auditory consciousness A61M21/00; electrotherapy applying electrical stimulation of the auditory system, or circuits therefor A61N1/36; radiotherapy using optical stimulation of the auditory system A61N5/06; electro-acoustic hearing aids H04R25/00); Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand (headwear, e.g. caps or helmets, with means for protecting the ears A42B1/0188, A42B3/16) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 13/00 Bandages or dressings (radioactive dressings ); Absorbent pads +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 15/00 Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 17/00 First-aid kits IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/00 Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents (dental prostheses A61C13/00; artificial kidneys A61M1/14; artificial hearts A61M60/00) since 1985 +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2210/00 Particular material properties of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof 2nd only +12 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61F 2220/00 Fixations or connections for prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61F 2230/00 Geometry of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61F 2240/00 Manufacturing or designing of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof 2nd only +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61F 2250/00 Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof 2nd only +5 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61F 2310/00 Prostheses classified in A61F2/28 or A61F2/30 - A61F2/44 being constructed from or coated with a particular material 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61F 3/00 Lengthening pieces for natural legs IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 4/00 Methods or devices enabling patients or disabled persons to operate an apparatus or a device not forming part of the body since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 5/00 Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices (bandages, dressings or absorbent pads A61F13/00) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 6/00 Contraceptive devices; Pessaries; Applicators therefor since 1990 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 7/00 Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body (hyperthermia using electric or magnetic fields or ultrasound A61N) +17 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 9/00 Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand (caps with means for protecting the eyes A42B1/0181; visors for helmets A42B3/22; eye baths A61H35/02; sunglasses or goggles having the same features as spectacles G02C) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC