HANDLE FOR FORCEPS/TWEEZERS AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING THE LIKE - Patent 1553880

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EP 1 553 880 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.02.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	20.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/29

(21)	Application number: 03721839.3

(22)	Date of filing: 23.04.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 17/28

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/012648

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/037312 (06.05.2004 Gazette 2004/19)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

24.10.2002 US 279111
24.10.2002 WO PCT/US02/33956

(71)	Applicant: Tillim, Stephen L.
	Boulder Creek,California 95006 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Tillim, Stephen L. Boulder Creek,California 95006 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gates, Marie Christina Esther et al
	Tomkins & Co.5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)

(54)	HANDLE FOR FORCEPS/TWEEZERS AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING THE LIKE