Systems and methods for determining optimal retractor length in minimally invasive procedures

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2005269586 (hide)

Owner Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors Melkent, Anthony J.; Foley, Kevin T.

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-A-2005269586

PCT Pub. Number WO2006/014867

Priority 10/899,225 26.07.04 US

Filing date 21 July 2005

Wipo publication date 9 February 2006

International Classifications

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

Event Publications

8 February 2007 Assignment before Grant

  SDGI Holdings, Inc. The application has been assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

15 February 2007 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2006/014867 Priority application(s): WO2006/014867

13 August 2009 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired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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