Patent AU-2010257434-B2 (AU)
Title: Electrical surgical instrument
Inventor: RIVERA CARLOS
IPC: A61B17/068
Filed: 2010-12-23
Granted: 2013-07-04
Abstract: Search Information Statement (SIS) - Australian Government IPAustralia Application Number 2008218312 ' P CA 6 B 1 7 0 Classification A61B 17/04 Examiner Alex Quek Section B4 SIS completion date 9 December 2010 I. Earlier search results relied on Search results WO 2008/103797 (IPRP1, ISR) relied on II. Australian Search Details Original search X Additional search ] Claims amended Update Reasons for search Claims not covered by earlier search Other reasons Lack of unity Excluded subject matter Claims not searched No meaningful search possible Other and reasons reasons Additional search M. Forward, A. Wilkinson team members _M Ill. Documents considered to be relevant (from items I and/or II) Category* Citations Relevant to Claims Y US 2005/0131428 Al 1-18 Y US 2002/0161385 Al 1-16 Y US 2006/0095096 Al 1-18 Citation Relevance Category "A, X, Y, P, T, E, L, 0, &" is as per PCT standard IV. Search Strategy Databases: EPODOC, WPI SS Results 1 375411 /IC/EC A61B17 2 375411 ..LIM 1 3 1822 RADIOFREQ+_IDENTIF+ OR +CRYPT+ OR RFID OR AUTHENTIC+ OR INTERROGAT+ OR KEY+ 4 104071 +CHANG+ OR +CONNECT+ OR SWAP+ OR REPLAC+ OR REMOV+ 5 1822 +CRYPT+ OR RFID OR AUTHENTIC+ OR INTERROGAT+ OR KEY+ OR (RADIO 5D IDENTIF+) 6 829 4AND 5 Viewed search statement 6 results Databases: EPODOC, WPI SS Results 1 0 /EC/IC A61B 17/068 2 12979 /EC/IC A61B17/068 3 12979 ..LIM 2 4 13 CRYPTO+ OR ENCRYPT+ OR AUTHENTICAT+ OR INTERROGAT+ 5 11 +CHANGE+ 5D PART+ 6 375395 /EC/IC A61B17 7 375395 ..LIM 6 8 2571 IDENTIF+ 9 58985 TOOL+ OR INSTRUMENT+ 10 651 8AND 9 Viewed search statements 4, 5 results Databases: EPODOC 11 279162 lec/ic A61B17 12 279162 ..LIM * 13 122348 part+ or tool+ or instrument+ or device+ or accessor+ or manipulator+ 14 1510 identif+ or authentic+ or counterfeit or +genuin+ or pirate+ or +authori+ 15 1013 13 and 14 Cluster: TXTEN Databases: TXTUS1, TXTUS2, TXTUS3, TXTUS4, TXTEP1, TXTGB1, TXTWO1 SS Results 1 701< ..LIM *TR 2 38 CRYPT+ OR ENCRYPT+ Viewed search statement 2 results Databases: EPODOC, WPI SS Results 1 189585 lec/ic H04L9 2 189585 ..LIM* 3 19 surgery or surgical Viewed search statement 3 results Patent Lens search: Keywords: surgical, tool, interchangeable, part, encrypt, cryptographic, authenticate, identify, 1-wire, DS2432 V. Limitation (if any) if not identifiable from the search statements above Australian Government Evidence of Examination (EoE) IP Australia I have examined the application Section 45 (Standard) or Section 48 (Modified) according to: or Section 101(B) (Innovation) of the Patents Act giving consideration to the grounds referred to therein I have considered the following provisions of the Act and Regulations, where applicable * S.45(1)(a) The Specification complies with S.40 * S.45(1)(b) & S.48(1)(a) The invention, so far as claimed, satisfies S.18(1)(a) - "Manner of manufacture * S.45(1)(c) & S.48(1)(b) The invention, so far as claimed, satisfies S.18(1)(b) - It is novel & involves an inventive step * S.45(1)(d) & S.48(1)(c) There are no grounds for objection, under such other matters (if any) as are prescribed * S.101B There are no grounds for revocation of the Innovation patent under subsections (2), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of S.101B Reg.3.18(2): Note: This sub-regulation covers a variety of miscellaneous issues that can arise. While an exhaustive list could be given, the most commonly occurring provisions of the Act that are likely to arise are: S.6, S.41 - Deposit requirements, S.15 - Who may be granted a patent, S.18(2) - Generation of Human Beings (not patentable) S.29 - Application for patent, S.38 - Time for making complete application, S.50 - Refusal of application, S.64(2) - Multiple applications, S.79B - Making Divisional applications, S.81 - Grant of Patent of Addition, S.89(3) - Modified application of Act due to PCT, S.94 - Convention applications, S.95 - Making Convention application, Schedule 3 - Formal requirements for documents, Reg. 3.18(3)(b), Reg.3.20(6) - Same apart from matters of form (modified exam), Reg. 3.18(4) - Notice under S.27 & still comply with S.18(1)(b) (novel &inventive step).