Improved electrosurgical instrument

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002255454 (hide)

Owner Team Medical LLC

Inventors Olichney, Michael; Heim, Warren, Paul; Brassell, James, L.

Agent Allens Arthur Robinson

Pub. Number AU-B-2002255454

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/065890

Priority 09/751,223 29.12.00 US

Filing date 27 December 2001

Wipo publication date 4 September 2002

Acceptance publication date 24 May 2007

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

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

Event Publications

27 February 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2002255454

24 May 2007 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002255454

20 September 2007 Standard Patent Sealed

24 July 2008 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This patent ceased under section 143(a), or Expired. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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