Electrosurgical instrument for coagulation and cutting

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002240116 (hide)

Owner Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Inventors Witt, David A.; Kreger, JR, Verne, E.; Baxter, Chester O III; Faller, Craig N.

Agent Freehills

Pub. Number AU-B-2002240116

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/058544

Priority 60/264,644 26.01.01 US; 60/266,055 02.02.01 US; 10/055,534 23.01.02 US

Filing date 24 January 2002

Wipo publication date 6 August 2002

Acceptance publication date 20 September 2007

International Classifications

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

6 February 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2002240116

20 September 2007 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002240116

17 January 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

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