A61M 39/10 Tube connectors; Tube couplings
Introduced: January 1995
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Tube connectors or tube couplings
CPC: Tube connectors; Tube couplings
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use > Tube connectors or tube couplings
Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use (for respiratory devices, e.g. tracheal tubes A61M16/00; artificial heart valves A61F2/24) > Tube connectors; Tube couplings
CPC subdivides this area 7x more granularly than IPC with 17 additional codes.
17 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 14 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
IPC defines codes here since 1995.
Child Classifications
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- A61M 39/12 for joining a flexible tube to a rigid attachment since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61M 39/14 for connecting tubes having sealed ends since 1995 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61M 39/16 having provision for disinfection or sterilisation since 1995 +3 CPC 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