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EP 1641398 A1 20060405 - TISSUE-SAMPLING NEEDLE

Title (en)

TISSUE-SAMPLING NEEDLE

Title (de)

NADEL ZUR ENTNAHME VON GEWEBEPROBEN

Title (fr)

AIGUILLE SERVANT A PRELEVER UN TISSU

Publication

EP 1641398 A1 20060405 (EN)

Application

EP 04735850 A 20040603

Priority

AU 2004000720 W 20040603
AU 2003902804 A 20030605

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004107984A1] A tissue sampling needle comprising a hollow, tubular needle (20) having a tip defined by an end face which is concave (23).

IPC 1-7

A61B 10/00

IPC 8 full level

A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61D 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61D 1/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004107984 A1 20041216; AU 2003902804 A0 20030619; EP 1641398 A1 20060405; EP 1641398 A4 20090520; ZA 200603566 B 20081029

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2004000720 W 20040603; AU 2003902804 A 20030605; EP 04735850 A 20040603; ZA 200603566 A 20060504