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EP 3727163 A1 20201028 - SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING AN ARTICULATABLE DISTAL HEAD

Title (en)

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING AN ARTICULATABLE DISTAL HEAD

Title (de)

CHIRURGISCHES INSTRUMENT MIT BEWEGLICHEM DISTALEM KOPF

Title (fr)

INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL COMPRENANT UNE TÊTE DISTALE ARTICULABLE

Publication

EP 3727163 A1 20201028 (EN)

Application

EP 18836879 A 20181213

Priority

US 201715850500 A 20171221
IB 2018060068 W 20181213

Abstract (en)

[origin: CN111655167A] A surgical instrument comprising a shaft, a distal head, and an articulation joint rotatably connecting the distal head to the shaft is disclosed.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/16 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 46/40 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01); A61F 5/0083 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/0393 (2019.04); G06F 3/04144 (2019.04); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 3/0446 (2019.04); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00106 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00128 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00349 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00561 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2903 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01); A61B 2017/308 (2013.01); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02); A61B 2034/252 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02); A61B 2090/364 (2016.02); A61B 2090/365 (2016.02); A61B 2090/366 (2016.02); A61B 2090/371 (2016.02); A61B 2090/372 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3912 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3954 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3958 (2016.02); G06F 3/0447 (2019.04); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2019123159A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

BR 112020012148 A2 20201124; CN 111655167 A 20200911; EP 3727163 A1 20201028; JP 2021506485 A 20210222; JP 7317832 B2 20230731

DOCDB simple family (application)

BR 112020012148 A 20181213; CN 201880082800 A 20181213; EP 18836879 A 20181213; JP 2020534382 A 20181213