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A61F 11/08

internal, e.g. earplugs

Introduced: January 1990

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; 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 > Protective devices for the ears > internal, e.g. earplugs

CPC:

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) > Protective devices for the ears > internal, e.g. earplugs

Of 3 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • A61F 11/085 CPC only CPC only
  • A61F 11/10 inflatable or expandable since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A61F 11/12 External mounting means since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC