Bone-treatment instrument and method

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002245243 (hide)

Owner Rita Medical Systems Inc.

Inventors Pearson, Robert; Frischmeyer, Karen; Daniel, Steven, A.; Russell, Robert, D.; Tamayo, Andres; Jimbo, Takehito; Balbierz, Daniel, J.

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-B-2002245243

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/054941

Priority 60/261,297 11.01.01 US

Filing date 11 January 2002

Wipo publication date 24 July 2002

Acceptance publication date 22 March 2007

International Classifications

A61B 17/56 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints

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

A61B 18/18 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves

A61M 35/00 (2006.01) Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body

A61B 18/00 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body

Event Publications

6 February 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2002245243

22 March 2007 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002245243

19 July 2007 Standard Patent Sealed

20 November 2008 Assignment Registered

  Rita Medical Systems Inc. The patent has been assigned to Angiodynamics, Inc.

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