Ultrasonic surgical instrument, shears and tissue pad, method for sealing a blood vessel, and method for transecting patient tissue

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2005218497 (hide)

Owner Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Inventors Houser, Kevin L.

Agent Freehills

Pub. Number AU-B-2005218497

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/084262

Priority 11/000,000 24.02.05 US; 60/548,309 27.02.04 US

Filing date 25 February 2005

Wipo publication date 15 September 2005

Acceptance publication date 1 September 2011

International Classifications

A61B 17/32 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical cutting instruments

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

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/28 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical forceps

Event Publications

14 September 2006 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2005/084262 Priority application(s): WO2005/084262

1 September 2011 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2005218497

6 October 2011 Application for Amendment

  The nature of the amendment is: Amend the priority details to read 11/065,380 24 Feb 2005 US and 60/548,309 27 Feb 2004 US. Address for service in Australia - Freehills Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys Level 43 101 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000

16 February 2012 Amendment Made

  The nature of the amendment is: Amend the priority details to read 60/548,309 27 Feb 2004 US and 11/065,380 24 Feb 2005 US 2005256208 Kelsan Technologies Corp. The nature of the amendment is as shown in the statement(s) filed 30 May 2011

16 February 2012 Standard Patent Sealed

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