A bipolar electrosurgical sealing instrument having an improved tissue gripping device

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2006241290 (hide)

Owner Sherwood Services AG

Inventors Tetzlaff, Philip M.

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-A-2006241290

Priority 11/285425 22.11.05 US

Filing date 21 November 2006

Wipo publication date 7 June 2007

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

Event Publications

7 December 2006 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 11/285425 22.11.05 US

7 June 2007 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2006241290

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

2 December 2010 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired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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