Trocar assembly tip protector

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004214618 (hide)

Owner Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Inventors Gilker, Thomas A.; Thompson, Brian J.; Barrow, Andrew E.; Brewer, Jeffrey A.; Albrecht, Thomas E.; Jensen, Kurt

Agent Callinan

Pub. Number AU-A-2004214618

Priority 60/506,725 30.09.03 US

Filing date 28 September 2004

Wipo publication date 14 April 2005

International Classifications

B65D 081/05 Containers, packaging elements, or packages, of special types or forms or specially adapted for organisms, articles, or materials presenting particular transport, storage, or dispensing problems - maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents

A61B 017/34 Surgery - Trocars

B65D 085/24 Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials

B65D 067/02 Kinds or types of packaging elements not otherwise provided for

Event Publications

14 October 2004 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 60/506,725 30.09.03 US

23 December 2004 Amendment Made

  The nature of the amendment is: Delete Priority details 10/943,219 US 17 Sep 2004

14 April 2005 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2004214618

4 September 2008 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(a). A direction to request examination has been given for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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