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App. No. 18/529,439
· Confirmation No. 6990
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT
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CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
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Inventors
Frederick E. Shelton IV
Hillsboro, OH
Jason L. Harris
Lebanon, OH
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
606/1
A61B17/29
A61B18/12
A61B34/37
A61B90/37
A61B17/07207
A61B17/320092
A61B18/1206
A61B18/1442
A61B18/1445
A61B18/1492
A61B2017/00026
A61B2018/00577
A61B2018/00589
A61B2018/00636
A61B2018/00994
A61B2018/1465
A61B2218/002
A61B2218/008
Prosecution
- Examiner
- WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL
- Art Unit
- 3799
- Customer No.
- 173217
- Docket No.
- END8544USCNT1/399061
- Confirmation No.
- 6990
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20240173046A1
- Pub. Date
- 2024-05-30
Parent
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· US 11,832,840
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· Patented Case
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· Provisional Application Expired
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· Provisional Application Expired
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Claims priority from a provisional application
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Filed 2017-12-28
· Provisional Application Expired
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Recorded 2024-08-07
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 18/529,439
- Filed
- 2023-12-05
- Pub. No.
- US20240173046A1
- Examiner
- WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL
- Art Unit
- 3799
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