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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 05254700', 'Application No. 05254681', 'Application No. 05254703', 'Application No. 05254699', 'Application No. 05254680', 'Application No. 05254685', 'Application No. 05254694', 'Application No. 05254695', 'Application No. 05254680', 'Application No. 05254685', 'Application No. 05254694', 'Application No. 05254695', 'Application No. 06255058']

Patent US7487899 - Surgical instrument incorporating EAP complete firing system lockout mechanism - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In particular, the handle produces multiple firing strokes in order to reduce the required amount of force required...http://www.google.com/patents/US7487899?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7487899 - Surgical instrument incorporating EAP complete firing system lockout mechanismAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7487899 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/096,096Publication dateFeb 10, 2009Filing dateMar 31, 2005Priority dateJul 28, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2513472A1, CA2513472C, DE602005012188D1, EP1621143A2, EP1621143A3, EP1621143B1, US20060022014Publication number096096, 11096096, US 7487899 B2, US 7487899B2, US-B2-7487899, US7487899 B2, US7487899B2InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Eugene L. TimpermanOriginal AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (114), Non-Patent Citations (76), Referenced by (172), Classifications (12), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSurgical instrument incorporating EAP complete firing system lockout mechanism
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examinerClassifications U.S. Classification227/175.1, 227/19, 227/175.4, 227/175.3, 227/176.1International ClassificationA61B17/068Cooperative ClassificationA61B2017/00017, A61B17/07207, A61B2017/00398, A61B2017/2927, A61B2017/00871European ClassificationA61B17/072BLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMar 31, 2005ASAssignmentOwner name: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC., OHIOFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SHELTON IV, FREDERICK E.;TIMPERMAN, EUGENE L.;REEL/FRAME:016452/0716Effective date: 20050331Aug 15, 2005ASAssignmentOwner name: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC., OHIOFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SHELTON, IV, FREDERICK E.;TIMPERMAN, EUGENE L.;REEL/FRAME:016638/0777Effective date: 20050331Jul 11, 2012FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Jul 5, 2016ASAssignmentOwner name: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC, PUERTO RICOFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.;REEL/FRAME:039071/0943Effective date: 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