Vessel sealing instrument with optimized power density

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2007202068 (hide)

Owner Covidien AG

Inventors Coutoure, Gary M.; Unger, Jeff; Sharp, Robert

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-A-2007202068

Priority 11/431466 10.05.06 US

Filing date 9 May 2007

Wipo publication date 29 November 2007

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 18/14 (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

24 May 2007 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 11/431466 10.05.06 US

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

29 November 2007 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2007202068

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