DIFF Main Group
A61G 1/00 Stretchers
Introduced: September 1968
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- A61G 1/003 with facilities for picking up patients or disabled persons, e.g. break-away type or using endless belts since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61G 1/007 with skis or sled runners (ski vehicles A63C5/00) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61G 1/01 Sheets specially adapted for use as or with stretchers (restraining devices used in nursing A61F5/37) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61G 1/013 foldable or collapsible (A61G1/017 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61G 1/04 Parts, details or accessories, e.g. head-, foot-, or like rests specially adapted for stretchers +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61G 1/06 Supports for stretchers, e.g. to be placed in or on vehicles 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