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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 07250931', 'Application No. 07250932', 'Application No. 07250931', 'Application No. 07250932', 'Application No. 08251093', 'Application No. 09250590', 'Application No. 09250600', 'Application No. 09250581']

Patent US8066629 - Apparatus for adjustment and sensing of gastric band pressure - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn apparatus is operable to communicate fluid. An exemplary apparatus comprises a housing and a fluid reservoir within the housing. An actuator is operationally engaged with the fluid reservoir. The actuator is operable to effect communication of fluid from or into the fluid reservoir. A sensor is in...http://www.google.ca/patents/US8066629?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8066629 - Apparatus for adjustment and sensing of gastric band pressureAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8066629 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/673,642Publication date29 Nov 2011Filing date12 Feb 2007Priority date24 Feb 2005Also published asCN101244000A, CN101244000B, EP1955681A2, EP1955681A3, EP2382950A2, EP2382950A3, EP2382951A2, EP2382951A3, US20070235083Publication number11673642, 673642, US 8066629 B2, US 8066629B2, US-B2-8066629, US8066629 B2, US8066629B2InventorsDaniel F. DlugosOriginal AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (22), Referenced by (6), Classifications (25), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus for adjustment and sensing of gastric band pressure
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No. 12/039,014, filed Feb. 28, 2008, Dlugos, Jr. et al.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS851140413 Dec 201020 Aug 2013Wajid RasheedDrilling tool, apparatus and method for underreaming and simultaneously monitoring and controlling wellbore diameterUS852866816 Jun 201110 Sep 2013Wajid RasheedElectronically activated underreamer and calliper toolUS860302816 Mar 201210 Dec 2013Allergan, Inc.Injection device having an angled tip portionUS88016591 Jun 200912 Aug 2014Allergan, Inc.Injection device for soft-tissue augmentation fillers, bioactive agents and other biocompatible materials in liquid or gel formUS888875129 Jul 201318 Nov 2014Allergan, Inc.Slotted syringeUS20110137160 *18 Aug 20099 Jun 2011Fago Frank MPower Injector with Decay Constant Functionality* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification600/37, 604/97.02International ClassificationA61F2/00Cooperative ClassificationA61F5/0003, A61F5/0056, A61B17/1355, A61M5/31511, A61M5/486, A61M2005/14533, A61M5/31581, A61M2205/073, A61M2205/3331, A61F5/0053, A61M5/20, A61M5/14586, A61M5/1452, A61B17/12013European ClassificationA61M5/315F2A2, A61M5/145D, A61M5/48D, A61M5/145B, A61F5/00B, A61F5/00B6G2P, A61M5/315C, A61F5/00B6G2Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescription15 Mar 2007ASAssignmentOwner name: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC., OHIOFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:DLUGOS, DANIEL F.;REEL/FRAME:019017/0628Effective date: 20070221RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services