Expandable percutaneous sheath

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003251745 (hide)

Owner Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors Pham, To V.; Nguyen, Thanh Van; Shaolian, Samuel M.; Teitelbaum, George P.

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-B-2003251745

PCT Number PCT/US03/20550

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/004584

Priority 10/188,732 02.07.02 US

Filing date 1 July 2003

Wipo publication date 23 January 2004

Acceptance publication date 21 February 2008

International Classifications

A61B 17/56 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints

A61B 17/34 (2006.01) Surgery - Trocars

A61B 17/88 (2006.01) Surgery - Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices

A61M 25/00 (2006.01) Catheters

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

A61M 25/06 (2006.01) Catheters - Body-piercing guide needles or the like

Event Publications

16 October 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 10/188,732 02.07.02 US

11 March 2004 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2003251745

1 September 2005 Assignment before Grant

  Vertelink Corporation The application has been assigned to SDGI Holdings, Inc.

12 October 2006 Assignment before Grant

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

21 February 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2003251745

19 June 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

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