Owner Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Inventors Cuny, Douglas; Heinrich, Russell

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2011201490

Parent 2009200903

Filing date 1 April 2011

Wipo publication date 28 April 2011

Acceptance publication date 5 April 2012

A61B 17/10 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 1/00 (2006.01) Diagnosis

A61B 17/04 (2006.01) Surgery - for suturing wounds

A61B 17/068 (2006.01) Surgery - Surgical staplers

A61B 17/072 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/08 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/128 (2006.01) Surgery

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 18/18 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves

A61D 1/00 (2006.01) Surgical instruments for veterinary use

A61B 17/00 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/06 (2006.01) Surgery - Needles

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