Medical instrument for accessing a breast duct for performing a medical procedure and methods thereof

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2004308946 (hide)

Owner CYTYC Corporation

Inventors Wood, Nathan; Sheets, Ellen; Whatley, Charles H.; Smth, Arthur L.; Furnish, Greg R.; Furnish, Simon; Sakal, Robert; Morris, Ben E.; Hall, Todd A.; MacArthur, Douglas; Gunasekara, Indi; Brennan, Meghan

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-A-2004308946

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/063321

Priority 10/746,128 23.12.03 US; 10/746,940 23.12.03 US; 10/746,121 23.12.03 US; 10/746,950 23.12.03 US; 10/746,117 23.12.03 US

Filing date 17 December 2004

Wipo publication date 14 July 2005

International Classifications

A61B 10/00 (2006.01) Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis

A61B 17/22 (2006.01) Surgery - Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body

A61B 17/34 (2006.01) Surgery - Trocars

A61B 19/00 (2006.01) Instruments, implements or accessories for surgery or diagnosis not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for stereotaxis, sterile operation, luxation treatment, wound edge protectors

A61M 1/00 (2006.01) Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes

A61M 3/02 (2006.01) Syringes

A61M 25/00 (2006.01) Catheters

Event Publications

20 July 2006 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2005/063321 Priority application(s): WO2005/063321

20 November 2008 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired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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