Patent application 13738329 (US), filed 2013-01-10
Publication number: US20140194874A1
Title: ELECTROSURGICAL END EFFECTOR WITH INDEPENDENT CLOSURE FEATURE AND BLADE
CPC codes: A61B  18/1447
A61B  18/1445
A61B  18/1482
A61B  18/1485
A61B2017/2923
A61B2017/2933
A61B2018/00196
A61B2018/00601
A61B2018/00619
A61B2018/0063
A61B2018/00648
A61B2018/00702
A61B2018/00815
A61B2018/00875
A61B2018/00892
A61B2018/00898
A61B2018/1455
Office action: rejection, dated 2015-10-15
Rejection reasons: anticipation_102
obviousness_103
indefiniteness_112
Prior art cited: ref_id: 5445638
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 5445638
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: 20110306965
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: rejected (2015-10-15)