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System For Creating Lesions Using Bipolar Electrodes - EP1769763

The patent EP1769763 was granted to Covidien on Mar 7, 2018. The application was originally filed on Nov 22, 2005 under application number EP05025423A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

EP1769763

COVIDIEN
Application Number
EP05025423A
Filing Date
Nov 22, 2005
Status
Revoked
Jan 10, 2020
Grant Date
Mar 7, 2018
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OLYMPUS WINTER & IBEDec 6, 2018 -

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (4) New

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OPPOSITION- "CelonLab Power", Celon AG medical instruments, pages 1 - 174-
OPPOSITION- "Radio Frequency Ablation System: Cool-tip RF", Tycro Healthcare, (20000000), pages 1 - 8, XP055616432-
OPPOSITION- RITZ et al., "Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of liver metastases during laparotomy. First clinical experiences with a new multipolar ablation concept", International Journal of Colorectal Disease, (20050505), doi:10.1007/s00384-005-0781-y, pages 25 - 32, XP019340275
OPPOSITION- TACKE et al., "Multipolar Radiofrequency Ablation: First Clinical Results", ROTO, (20040300), pages 324 - 329, XP008126125

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