Vessel sealer and divider with nonconductive stop members

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2001249933 (hide)

Owner Sherwood Services AG

Inventors Brown, Dax D.; Dycus, Sean T.; Buysse, Steven Paul

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2001249933

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/080796

Filing date 6 April 2001

Wipo publication date 21 October 2002

Acceptance publication date 8 June 2006

International Classifications

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-2001249933

8 June 2006 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2001249933

5 October 2006 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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