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(11) EP 0 917 446 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/16

(21) Application number: 98906496.9

(22) Date of filing: 18.02.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 17/32
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1998/003034
(87) International publication number:
WO 1998/037818 (03.09.1998 Gazette 1998/35)

(54)

APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TORQUE TO AN ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION COMPONENT

VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUSÜBUNG EINES DREHMOMENTS AUF EIN ULTRASCHALL-TRANSMISSIONSELEMENT

APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'APPLIQUER UN COUPLE A UN COMPOSANT D'EMISSION A ULTRASONS

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 28.02.1997 US 808637

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/21

(73) Proprietor: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • DiMATTEO, Stephen
    Seekonk, MA 02771 (US)
  • ESTABROOK, Brian
    Foxboro, MA 02035 (US)

(74) Representative: Mercer, Christopher Paul 
Carpmaels & Ransford 43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA
London WC1A 2RA (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 624 346
DE-U- 29 519 579
US-A- 5 346 502
 WO-A-93/21835
US-A- 5 342 380
US-A- 5 417 672
   
       
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