Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels (surgical adhesives A61L24/00; surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing or ligaturing A61B17/04, A61B17/12; supports or packages for suture materials A61B17/04);

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels

CPC: Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels (surgical adhesives A61L24/00; surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing or ligaturing A61B17/04, A61B17/12; supports or packages for suture materials A61B17/04);

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels

CPC:

Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels (surgical adhesives A61L24/00; surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing or ligaturing A61B17/04, A61B17/12; supports or packages for suture materials A61B17/04);

Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 2000.

Child Classifications

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A61L 17/005 CPC only CPC only
A61L 17/04 Non-resorbable materials since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61L 17/06 At least partially resorbable materials since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61L 17/14 Post-treatment to improve physical properties since 2000 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC