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(11) EP 2 000 101 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:
21.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/38

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/29

(21) Application number: 08251939.8

(22) Date of filing: 04.06.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/072(2006.01)

(54)

Surgical instrument having a common trigger for actuating an end effector closing system and a staple firing system

Chirurgisches Instrument mit gemeinsamen Auslöser zum Auslösen eines Endverschlusssystems und eines Klammertackersystems

Instrument chirurgical disposant d'un élément déclenchant commun pour actionner un système de fermeture d'effecteur d'extrémité et système de déclenchement d'agrafe

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 04.06.2007 US 809935

(43) Date of publication of application:
10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50

(73) Proprietor: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
00969 Guaynabo (PR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Shelton, IV, Frederick E.
    Hillsboro, OH 45133 (US)
  • Timm, Richard W.
    Cincinnati, OH 45208 (US)

(74) Representative: Tunstall, Christopher Stephen et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA
London WC1B 5HA (GB)


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