Electrosurgical stapling apparatus

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003230359 (hide)

Owner Tyco Healthcare Group, LP

Inventors Viola, Frank J.; Heinrich, Russell

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2003230359

PCT Number PCT/US03/14520

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/094745

Priority 60/379,961 10.05.02 US

Filing date 9 May 2003

Wipo publication date 24 November 2003

Acceptance publication date 13 November 2008

International Classifications

A61B 17/068 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical staplers

A61B 17/072 (2006.01) Surgery

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 18/12 (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 18/14 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - Probes or electrodes therefor

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

Event Publications

14 August 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 60/379,961 10.05.02 US

15 January 2004 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2003230359

21 April 2005 Amendment Made

  The nature of the amendment is: Delete co-applicants Russell Heinrich; Frank J. Viola

13 November 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2003230359

12 March 2009 Standard Patent Sealed

30 July 2009 Corrigenda

  Applications OPI - Name Index Under the name Tyco Healthcare Group, LP, Application No. 2003230359, under INID (43) correct the Publication Date to read 24 November 2003

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