SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR MANIPULATING AND PASSING SUTURE - Patent 3091908

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EP 3 091 908 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	16.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/46

(21)	Application number: 14812043.9

(22)	Date of filing: 14.11.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 17/04^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2014/065758

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2015/073859 (21.05.2015 Gazette 2015/20)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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 States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

15.11.2013 US 201361905064 P
28.02.2014 US 201414193069

(71)	Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
	Austin, TX 78735 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	FOERSTER, Seth A. San Clemente, California 92672 (US) WEISEL, Thomas Ventura, California 93003 (US) PISARNWONGS, Roger Valencia, California 91354 (US)

(74)	Representative: Smith & Nephew
	Group Research Centre York Science Park Heslington York YO10 5DF York YO10 5DF (GB)

(54)	SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR MANIPULATING AND PASSING SUTURE