POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROL UNIT - Patent 0961584

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EP 0 961 584 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	08.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/49

(21)	Application number: 97927779.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.05.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 19/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 16^{( . )}
H02P 29/ 00^{( . )}

A61B 17/ 14^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 88^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/008997

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/014129 (09.04.1998 Gazette 1998/14)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE GB

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Priority:

30.09.1996 US 19960723800

(71)	Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
	St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	PITZEN, James, F. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) DURST, Tim, J. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) BARTINGALE, Steven, R. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) CHOWDHERY, Noreen, A. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US) HAGEN, Kathy, L. Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 (US)

(74)	Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER
	Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)

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