Placing sutures

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003257977 (hide)

Owner Boston Scientific Limited

Inventors Chu, Michael S. H.

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2003257977

PCT Number PCT/US03/24031

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/012606

Priority 10/210,984 02.08.02 US

Filing date 1 August 2003

Wipo publication date 23 February 2004

Acceptance publication date 29 May 2008

International Classifications

A61B 17/04 (2006.01) Surgery - for suturing wounds

A61B 17/06 (2006.01) Surgery - Needles

A61B 17/28 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical forceps

Event Publications

13 November 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 10/210,984 02.08.02 US

1 April 2004 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2003257977

9 June 2005 Assignment before Grant

  Scimed Life Systems, Inc. The application has been assigned to Boston Scientific Limited

29 May 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2003257977

26 February 2009 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired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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