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JP2005521463A5
JP2005521463A5 JP2003579672A JP2003579672A JP2005521463A5 JP 2005521463 A5 JP2005521463 A5 JP 2005521463A5 JP 2003579672 A JP2003579672 A JP 2003579672A JP 2003579672 A JP2003579672 A JP 2003579672A JP 2005521463 A5 JP2005521463 A5 JP 2005521463A5
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JP2003579672A 2002-03-25 2003-03-25 外科用縫合器具および使用方法係属中の先行出願の参照本願は、(1)2003年1月28日にフレデリック・P・フィールド(FredericP.Field)他により「外科用縫合器具および使用方法(SURGICALSUTURINGINSTRUMENTANDMETHODOFUSE)」という名称で出願された係属中の先の米国特許出願第10/352,600号明細書(代理人整理番号ONUX−22CON)と、(2)2003年3月4日にグレゴリー・E・サンコフ(GregoryE.Sancoff)他により「外科用縫合器具および使用方法(SURGICALSUTURINGINSTRUMENTANDMETHODOFUSE)という名称で出願された係属中の先の米国特許出願第10/378,805号(代理人整理番号ONUX−15CON)と、の一部係属出願である。本出願はまた、2002年3月25日にフレデリック・P・フィールド(FredericP.Field)他により「外科用縫合器具および使用方法(SURGICALSUTURINGINSTRUMENTANDMETHODOFUSE)」として出願された係属中の先の米国仮特許出願第60/367,395号明細書(代理人整理番号ONUX−31PROV)の利益を主張する。この特許出願はまた、の利益を主張する。3つの上に特定した特許出願は、引用をもってその開示内容が本明細書内に包含されるものとする。 Pending JP2005521463A (ja)

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JP2003579672A Pending JP2005521463A (ja) 2002-03-25 2003-03-25 外科用縫合器具および使用方法係属中の先行出願の参照本願は、(1)2003年1月28日にフレデリック・P・フィールド(FredericP.Field)他により「外科用縫合器具および使用方法(SURGICALSUTURINGINSTRUMENTANDMETHODOFUSE)」という名称で出願された係属中の先の米国特許出願第10/352,600号明細書(代理人整理番号ONUX−22CON)と、(2)2003年3月4日にグレゴリー・E・サンコフ(GregoryE.Sancoff)他により「外科用縫合器具および使用方法(SURGICALSUTURINGINSTRUMENTANDMETHODOFUSE)という名称で出願された係属中の先の米国特許出願第10/378,805号(代理人整理番号ONUX−15CON)と、の一部係属出願である。本出願はまた、2002年3月25日にフレデリック・P・フィールド(FredericP.Field)他により「外科用縫合器具および使用方法(SURGICALSUTURINGINSTRUMENTANDMETHODOFUSE)」として出願された係属中の先の米国仮特許出願第60/367,395号明細書(代理人整理番号ONUX−31PROV)の利益を主張する。この特許出願はまた、の利益を主張する。3つの上に特定した特許出願は、引用をもってその開示内容が本明細書内に包含されるものとする。

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