Catheters; Hollow probes (dilators A61M29/00; ; for measuring or testing A61B; )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Catheters; Hollow probes

CPC: Catheters; Hollow probes (dilators A61M29/00; ; for measuring or testing A61B; )

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Catheters; Hollow probes

CPC:

Catheters; Hollow probes (dilators A61M29/00; ; for measuring or testing A61B; )

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 14 additional codes.

14 codes are CPC-only extensions, 2 exist only in IPC.

Note: 7 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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A61M 2025/0001 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61M 2025/0004 2nd only +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61M 2025/0007 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61M 2025/0008 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61M 2025/0018 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61M 2025/0019 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61M 2025/0098 2nd only CPC only CPC only
A61M 25/0009 +5 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61M 25/0017 CPC only CPC only
A61M 25/002 CPC only CPC only
A61M 25/0021 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61M 25/0043 +10 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61M 25/0067 +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61M 25/0097 CPC only CPC only
A61M 25/01 Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters (A61M25/10 takes precedence) since 1990 +12 CPC −4 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61M 25/10 Balloon catheters ( inflatable balloons for placing stents or stent-grafts A61F2/958 ) since 1990 +9 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61M 25/14 Arrangement or shape of fluid flow passages, e.g. of plural fluid passages since 1995 IPC only IPC only
A61M 25/16 Making or assembling not otherwise provided for since 1995 −1 IPC IPC only IPC only

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

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