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A61M 1/00

Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems (catheters A61M25/00; tube connectors, tube couplings, valves or branch units specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; devices for taking samples of blood A61B5/15; filters implantable into blood vessels A61F2/01)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems

CPC: Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems (catheters A61M25/00; tube connectors, tube couplings, valves or branch units specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; devices for taking samples of blood A61B5/15; filters implantable into blood vessels A61F2/01)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems

CPC:

Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems (catheters A61M25/00; tube connectors, tube couplings, valves or branch units specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; devices for taking samples of blood A61B5/15; filters implantable into blood vessels A61F2/01)

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 11 additional codes.

11 codes are CPC-only extensions.

4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • A61M 1/04 pneumothorax apparatus IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A61M 1/08 Cupping glasses IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A61M 1/69 CPC only CPC only
  • A61M 1/70 CPC only CPC only
  • A61M 1/83 CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
  2. NOVARTIS CH 14,253
  3. COVIDIEN US 13,953
  4. ROCHE CH 12,005
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
  7. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
  8. L'OREAL FR 11,593
  9. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
  10. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
  2. NOVARTIS CH 15,792
  3. ROCHE CH 14,303
  4. COVIDIEN US 13,862
  5. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
  7. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
  8. L'OREAL FR 11,800
  9. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
  10. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513