Endoscopic ablation system with a distally mounted image sensor

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003246059 (hide)

Owner Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Inventors Long, Gary L.

Agent Callinan

Pub. Number AU-B-2003246059

Priority 10/246,056 18.09.02 US

Filing date 12 September 2003

Wipo publication date 8 April 2004

Acceptance publication date 14 February 2008

International Classifications

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 1/00 (2006.01) Diagnosis

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

25 September 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 10/246,056 18.09.02 US

8 April 2004 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2003246059

14 February 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2003246059

12 June 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

8 April 2010 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired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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