DIFF Main Group
G16H 20/00 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
Introduced: January 2018
Additional Content IPC
prescription healthcare plan for therapy
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.
IPC defines codes here since 2018.
Child Classifications
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- G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G16H 20/90 relating to alternative medicines, e.g. homeopathy or oriental medicines since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class G16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 4,707
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 1,767
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,458
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,144
- ILLUMINA US 1,097
- SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DE 1,074
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 1,026
- FUJIFILM JP 990
- PING AN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 892
- ROCHE CH 864
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class G16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 7,379
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,740
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,388
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 1,849
- SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DE 1,697
- FUJIFILM JP 1,618
- ILLUMINA US 1,335
- ROCHE CH 1,264
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 1,181
- DEXCOM US 1,150