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(11) EP 3 420 939 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:
25.05.2022 Bulletin 2022/21

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.04.2022 Bulletin 2022/15

(21) Application number: 17209364.3

(22) Date of filing: 21.12.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/072(2006.01)
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
 A61B 18/14(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 17/07207; A61B 17/29; A61B 17/295; A61B 2017/00026; A61B 2017/00075; A61B 2017/00115; A61B 2017/00119; A61B 2017/00128; A61B 2017/00353; A61B 2017/00398; A61B 2017/0046; A61B 2017/00477; A61B 2017/00734; A61B 2017/07271; A61B 2017/07285; A61B 2017/2902; A61B 2017/2927; A61B 2017/2929; A61B 2018/00083; A61B 2018/00589; A61B 2018/0063; A61B 2018/1455; A61B 2018/1495; A61B 2018/162; A61B 2018/165; A61B 2090/061; A61B 2090/065; A61B 18/1445

(54)

SURGICAL SYSTEM COUPLEABLE WITH STAPLE CARTRIDGE AND RADIO FREQUENCY CARTRIDGE, AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY RETURN PATHS

MIT KLAMMERMAGAZIN UND HOCHFREQUENZMAGAZIN KOPPELBARES CHIRURGISCHES SYSTEM MIT EINER VIELZAHL AN HOCHFREQUENZENERGIERÜCKFÜHRUNGSPFADEN

SYSTÈME CHIRURGICAL POUVANT ÊTRE COUPLÉ AVEC UNE CARTOUCHE D'AGRAFES ET UNE CARTOUCHE DE FRÉQUENCE RADIO ET POSSÉDANT UNE PLURALITÉ DE TRAJETS DE RETOUR D'ÉNERGIE PAR RADIOFRÉQUENCE

(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

(30) Priority: 28.06.2017 US 201715636134

(43) Date of publication of application:
02.01.2019 Bulletin 2019/01

(73) Proprietor: Cilag GmbH International
6300 Zug (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • MESSERLY, Jeffrey D.
    Cincinnati, OH Ohio 45242 (US)
  • SHELTON, IV, Frederick E.
    Cincinnati, OH Ohio 45242 (US)
  • YATES, David C.
    Cincinnati, OH Ohio 45242 (US)

(74) Representative: Carpmaels & Ransford LLP 
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA
London WC1B 5HA (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 905 370
US-A1- 2017 105 786
 US-A- 5 817 093
   
       
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