Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanism

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2010224379 (hide)

Owner Covidien AG

Inventors Kerr, Duane E.; Johnson, Kristin D.; Moses, Michael C.; Romero, Paul R.; Dycus, Sean T.

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-A-2010224379

Parent 2004231212

Filing date 22 September 2010

Wipo publication date 14 October 2010

International Classifications

A61B 17/3201 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/12 (2006.01) Surgery - for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord

A61B 17/125 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/28 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical forceps

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

A61B 18/00 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body

Event Publications

14 October 2010 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2010224379

14 October 2010 Complete Application Filed

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