Mechanism for dividing tissue in a hemostat-style instrument

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2005220187 (hide)

Owner Covidien AG

Inventors Arts, Gene H.; Johnson, Kristin D.; Couture, Gary M.; Moses, Michael C.

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2005220187

Priority 60/616968 08.10.04 US; 11/232,174 21.09.05 US

Filing date 4 October 2005

Wipo publication date 27 April 2006

Acceptance publication date 15 September 2011

International Classifications

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 17/138 (2006.01) Surgery

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

Event Publications

20 October 2005 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 60/616968 08.10.04 US; 11/232,174 21.09.05 US

27 April 2006 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2005220187

27 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

15 September 2011 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2005220187

19 January 2012 Standard Patent Sealed

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