Prostheses implantable into the body

Introduced: January 1985

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

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 > Prostheses implantable into the body

CPC:

Of 13 combined children, 12 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1985.

Child Classifications

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A61F 2/022 CPC only CPC only
A61F 2/04 Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi or bile ducts (A61F2/18, A61F2/20 take precedence; instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts A61F2/95) since 1985 +8 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/08 Muscles; Tendons; Ligaments since 1985 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/10 Hair or skin implants since 1985 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/12 Mammary prostheses since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/14 Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes since 1985 +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/18 Internal ear or nose parts, e.g. ear-drums since 1985 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/20 Larynxes; Tracheae combined with larynxes or for use therewith since 1985 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/24 Heart valves since 1985 +13 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/26 Penis implants since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/28 Bones since 1985 +14 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/30 Joints since 1985 +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61F 2/48 Operating or control means, e.g. from outside the body, control of sphincters since 1985 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC