A61F 2/30 Joints
Introduced: January 1985
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
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 > Joints
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) > Prostheses implantable into the body > Joints
Of 12 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.
6 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1985.
Child Classifications
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- A61F 2/42 for wrists or ankles; for hands, e.g. fingers; for feet, e.g. toes since 1985 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61F 2/44 for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs since 1985 +8 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61F 2/46 Special tools for implanting artificial joints since 1985 +19 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
- NOVARTIS CH 14,253
- COVIDIEN US 13,953
- ROCHE CH 12,005
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
- L'OREAL FR 11,593
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
- NOVARTIS CH 15,792
- ROCHE CH 14,303
- COVIDIEN US 13,862
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
- L'OREAL FR 11,800
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513