Methods and devices for inserting and manipulating surgical instruments

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002334657 (hide)

Owner Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors Duncan, James, P.; Kleeman, Thomas, J.

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-B-2002334657

PCT Number PCT/US02/30272

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/026513

Priority 09/963,143 25.09.01 US

Filing date 24 September 2002

Wipo publication date 7 April 2003

Acceptance publication date 10 January 2008

International Classifications

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/02 (2006.01) Surgery - for holding wounds open

A61F 2/46 (2006.01) Filters - Special tools for implanting artificial joints

A61B 17/30 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical pincettes

A61B 17/34 (2006.01) Surgery - Trocars

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

A61F 2/30 (2006.01) Filters - Joints

A61F 2/44 (2006.01) Filters - for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs

Event Publications

13 February 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 09/963,143 25.09.01 US

26 June 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2002334657

12 October 2006 Assignment before Grant

  SDGI Holdings, Inc. The application has been assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

10 January 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002334657

8 May 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

23 April 2009 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired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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