Self-contained, gas-enhanced surgical instrument

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2005200449 (hide)

Owner Sherwood Services AG

Inventors Sartor, Joe Don; Reschke, Arlan J.; Hogan, Michael; Arts, Gene H.; Podhajsky, Ronald J.

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2005200449

Priority 60/541326 03.02.04 US

Filing date 3 February 2005

Wipo publication date 18 August 2005

Acceptance publication date 20 January 2011

International Classifications

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

Event Publications

17 February 2005 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 60/541326 03.02.04 US

18 August 2005 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2005200449

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

20 January 2011 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2005200449

19 May 2011 Standard Patent Sealed

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