Surgical stapling instrument having articulation joint support plates for supporting a firing bar

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004203120 (hide)

Owner Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Inventors Wales, Kenneth S.; Heuil, Joseph Charles

Agent Callinan

Pub. Number AU-A-2004203120

Priority 10/615,971 09.07.03 US

Filing date 8 July 2004

Wipo publication date 27 January 2005

Acceptance publication date 11 December 2008

International Classifications

A61B 017/068 Surgery - Surgical staplers

A61B 017/00 Surgery

A61B 001/008 Diagnosis - Articulations

Event Publications

29 July 2004 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 10/615,971 09.07.03 US

27 January 2005 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2004203120

11 December 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-A-2004203120

9 April 2009 Standard Patent Sealed

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