Devices for detecting heating under a patient return electrode

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2005220216 (hide)

Owner Covidien AG

Inventors Eggleston, Jeffrey L.

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2005220216

Priority 60/616970 08.10.04 US; 11/242,475 03.10.05 US

Filing date 6 October 2005

Wipo publication date 27 April 2006

Acceptance publication date 15 September 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 18/04 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - by heating

A61B 18/16 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body

Event Publications

20 October 2005 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 60/616970 08.10.04 US; 11/242,475 03.10.05 US

27 April 2006 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2005220216

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-2005220216

19 January 2012 Standard Patent Sealed

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