Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanism

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004231212 (hide)

Owner Sherwood Services AG

Inventors Kerr, Duane E.; Romero, Paul R.; Moses, Michael C.; Dycus, Sean T.; Johnson, Kristin D.

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2004231212

Priority 60/523387 19.11.03 US

Filing date 19 November 2004

Wipo publication date 2 June 2005

Acceptance publication date 24 June 2010

International Classifications

A61B 17/3201 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/12 (2006.01) Surgery - for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord

A61B 17/125 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/28 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical forceps

A61B 18/12 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current

A61B 18/14 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - Probes or electrodes therefor

A61B 18/00 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body

Event Publications

2 December 2004 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 60/523387 19.11.03 US

2 June 2005 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2004231212

20 September 2007 Change of Name(s) of Applicant(s), Section 104

  Sherwood Services AG The name of the applicant has been changed to Covidien AG

24 June 2010 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2004231212

21 October 2010 Standard Patent Sealed

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