Owner Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Inventors Makin, Inder Raj. S.

Agent Callinan

Pub. Number AU-B-2002314816

PCT Number PCT/US02/16689

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/096481

Priority 60/294,135 29.05.01 US; 10/153,122 22.05.02 US

Filing date 28 May 2002

Wipo publication date 9 December 2002

Acceptance publication date 21 June 2007

A61B 17/34 (2006.01) Surgery - Trocars

A61B 8/12 (2006.01) Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves - in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters

A61B 17/32 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical cutting instruments

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

A61N 7/02 (2006.01) Ultrasound therapy

A61B 17/28 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical forceps

A61B 19/00 (2006.01) Instruments, implements or accessories for surgery or diagnosis not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for stereotaxis, sterile operation, luxation treatment, wound edge protectors

A61N 7/00 (2006.01) Ultrasound therapy