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(11) EP 3 629 952 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:
16.02.2022 Bulletin 2022/07

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
12.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/02

(21) Application number: 18730577.6

(22) Date of filing: 21.05.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/32(2006.01)
A61B 18/12(2006.01)
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
A61B 90/00(2016.01)
 A61B 18/00(2006.01)
A61B 18/14(2006.01)
A61B 17/29(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 17/320092; A61B 2018/00988; A61B 2090/0803; A61B 2017/00017; A61B 2017/00137; A61B 2017/2929; A61B 2017/2932; A61B 2017/320072; A61B 2017/320078; A61B 2017/320074; A61B 2017/320088; A61B 2018/00607; A61B 2018/1457; A61B 18/1206; A61B 18/1445; A61B 2017/320075; A61B 2017/320095; A61B 2018/0063; A61B 2018/00994; A61B 2018/126; A61B 2018/00178; A61B 2017/00738; A61B 2018/00577; A61B 2018/142; A61B 2017/00929; A61B 2018/00083; A61B 2018/00136; A61B 2018/1452
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2018/033615
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/013867 (17.01.2019 Gazette 2019/03)

(54)

COMBINATION ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING ULTRASONIC WAVEGUIDE WITH DISTAL OVERMOLD MEMBER

KOMBINATION EINES ULTRASCHALL- UND ELEKTROCHIRURGISCHEN INSTRUMENTES MIT EINEM ULTRASCHALL-WELLENLEITER UND EINEM DISTALEN UMFORMENDEN ELEMENT

COMBINAISON D'UN INSTRUMENT D'ULTRASON ET D'ÉLECTROCHIRURGIE AVEC UN GUIDE D'ONDES ET UN ÉLÉMENT ENTOURNANT DISTAL

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR 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: 22.05.2017 US 201762509351 P
01.05.2018 US 201815967759

(43) Date of publication of application:
08.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/15

(60) Divisional application:
22151018.3

(73) Proprietor: Ethicon LLC
00969 Guaynabo (PR)

(72) Inventors:
  • ESTERA, Frederick, L.
    Cincinnati OH 45242 (US)
  • KEENAN, Michael, A.
    Cincinnati OH 45242 (US)
  • DAVIS, Craig, T.
    Cincinnati OH 45242 (US)
  • WEISENBURGH, William, B., II
    Cincinnati OH 45242 (US)
  • LESKO, Jason, R.
    Cincinnati OH 45242 (US)

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


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 0 908 155
US-B2- 9 107 690
 US-A1- 2015 245 850
   
       
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