IPC Main Group
A61B 18/00 Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
Introduced: January 2000
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- Subclass:
- DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
Additional Content
Eye surgery Ear surgery
Related Keywords
CAUTERISING appliances for medical purposeselectro-surgical apparatus
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A61B 18/02 by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
- A61B 18/04 by heating
- A61B 18/18 by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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