Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours

Introduced: January 1985

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators; Tracheal tubes > Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours

CPC:

Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators (iron lungs A61H31/02); Tracheal tubes > Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 5 additional codes.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1985.

Child Classifications

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A61M 16/1005 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61M 16/104 CPC only CPC only
A61M 16/1045 CPC only CPC only
A61M 16/105 +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61M 16/1075 +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61M 16/12 by mixing different gases since 1985 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61M 16/14 by mixing different fluids, one of them being in a liquid phase since 1985 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC