Surgical stapling instrument having multistroke firing incorporating a traction-biased ratcheting mechanism

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004216571 (hide)

Owner Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Inventors Shelton IV, Frederick E.; Swayze, Jeffrey S.

Agent Callinan

Pub. Number AU-A-2004216571

Priority 10/673,662 29.09.03 US

Filing date 28 September 2004

Wipo publication date 14 April 2005

International Classifications

A61B 017/072 Surgery

Event Publications

14 October 2004 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 10/673,662 29.09.03 US

14 April 2005 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2004216571

23 June 2011 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(e). Examination has been requested or an examination report has issued for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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