Electrosurgical instrument reducing flashover

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2001247942 (hide)

Owner Sherwood Services AG

Inventors Lawes, Kate Ryland; Buysse, Steven Paul; Johnson, Kristin D.; Tetzlaff, Philip Mark; Dycus, Sean T.

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2001247942

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/080785

Filing date 6 April 2001

Wipo publication date 21 October 2002

Acceptance publication date 22 February 2007

International Classifications

A61B 18/04 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - by heating

A61B 18/12 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current

A61B 18/14 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - Probes or electrodes therefor

Event Publications

10 April 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2001247942

22 February 2007 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2001247942

21 June 2007 Standard Patent Sealed

20 September 2007 Change of Name(s) of Applicant(s), Section 104

  Sherwood Services AG The name of the applicant has been changed to Covidien AG

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