Illuminated retractor for use in connection with harvesting a blood vessel from the arm

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003205103 (hide)

Owner Teleflex Medical Incorporated

Inventors Pond, John D Jr; Holland, Donna D; Evans, Douglas G

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-B-2003205103

PCT Number PCT/US03/00853

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/061491

Priority 10/055,778 23.01.02 US

Filing date 9 January 2003

Wipo publication date 2 September 2003

Acceptance publication date 16 October 2008

International Classifications

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

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

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

A61B 1/32 (2006.01) Diagnosis - Devices for opening or enlarging the visual field, e.g. of a tube of the body

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

Event Publications

17 July 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 10/055,778 23.01.02 US

18 September 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2003205103

17 July 2008 Alteration of Name

  The name of the applicant has been altered to Teleflex Medical Incorporated

16 October 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2003205103

6 August 2009 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(d). This application has been accepted or advertised accepted. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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