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EP About this file: EP0878168

EP0878168 - Electrosurgical hemostatic device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  19.11.1999
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.11.1999Change - withdrawalpublished on 05.01.2000 [2000/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY
4545 Creek Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/47]For all designated states
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY
4545 Creek Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Yates, David C.
7534 Galway Court
West Chester, Ohio 45069 / US
02 / Voegele, James W.
11486 Kemperknoll
Cincinnati, Ohio 45249 / US
03 / Kuhns, Jesse
3619 Michigan Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 / US
04 / Nalagatla, Anil
341C Shawnee Run
West Carrollton, Ohio 45449 / US
05 / Williamson, Warren P.
101 Southbend Court
Loveland, Ohio 45150 / US
[1998/47]
Representative(s)Mercer, Christopher Paul
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/47]Mercer, Christopher Paul
Carpmaels & Ransford 43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date98303753.213.05.1998
[1998/47]
Priority number, dateUS1997085652014.05.1997         Original published format: US 856520
[1998/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0878168
Date:18.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.09.1998
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/39, A61B17/072
[1998/47]
CPC:
A61B17/07207 (EP,US); A61B18/1206 (EP,US); A61B18/1447 (EP,US);
A61B17/32 (EP,US); A61B18/1402 (EP,US); A61B2018/00875 (EP,US);
A61B2090/032 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1999/30]
Former [1998/47]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Elektrochirurgische, blutstillende Vorrichtung[1998/47]
English:Electrosurgical hemostatic device[1998/47]
French:Instrument d'hémostase électrochirurgicale[1998/47]
Examination procedure30.04.1999Examination requested  [1999/26]
02.11.1999Application withdrawn by applicant  [2000/01]
04.11.1999Application withdrawn by applicant  [1999/52]
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3898992  (BALAMUTH LEWIS) [A] 1* column 15, line 7 - line 21 *;
 [X]US5389098  (TSURUTA MINORU [JP], et al) [X] 1-10 * column 38, line 48 - line 53 *;
 [DX]US5403312  (YATES DAVID C [US], et al) [DX] 1-10 * figures 1-21 * * column 11, line 10 - line 13 *;
 [X]EP0717960  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY [US]) [X] 1-10 * column 4, line 28 - line 34 *;
 [X]EP0737446  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC [US]) [X] 1-10 * column 2, line 50 - column 3, line 7 *
by applicantUS4608981
 US4633874
 US5104025
 US5403312
 US5597107
    - VAELLFORS, BERTIL AND BERGDAHL, BJOERN, "Automatically controlled Bipolar Electrocoagulation", NEUROSURG. REV., (1984), pages 187 - 190
 US19920917636
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