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EP1272118 - SPHINCTER TREATMENT APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 14.01.2011 Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	14.01.2011	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 16.02.2011 [2011/07]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Mederi Therapeutics Inc. 8 Sound Shore Road, Suite 160 Greenwich, CT 06830 / US
	[2009/22]
Former [2006/17]	For all designated states Curon Medical, Inc. 46117 Landing Parkway Fremont, CA 94538-6407 / US
Former [2003/02]	For all designated states Curon Medical, Inc. 735 Palomar Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / EDWARDS, Stuart, D. 658 Westridge Drive Portola Valley, CA 94028 / US
	02 / GAISER, John, W. 910 Bush Street Mountain View, CA 94041 / US
	03 / UTLEY, David, S. 108 Colton Avenue San Carlos, CA 94070 / US
	04 / QIN, Jay, J. 5034 Xavier Terrace Fremont, CA 94555 / US
	[2003/02]
Representative(s)	Dee, Ian Mark, et al Potter Clarkson LLP The Belgrave Centre Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2009/10]	Dee, Ian Mark, et al Potter Clarkson LLP Park View House 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
Former [2003/02]	Dee, Ian Mark Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
Application number, filing date	00928156.9	10.04.2000
	[2003/02]
	WO2000US09764
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0176495
	Date:	18.10.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/42]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1272118
	Date:	08.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.10.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/02]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	18.10.2001
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.10.2009
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/18, A61B18/14	[2009/48]
	CPC:	A61B18/1477 (EP,US); A61B18/1206 (EP,US); A61B18/148 (EP,US); A61B18/1485 (EP,US); A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61M16/0481 (EP,US); (+) A61N1/056 (EP,US); A61N1/06 (EP,US); A61N1/40 (EP,US); A61B17/32 (EP,US); A61B18/18 (EP,US); A61B18/1815 (EP,US); A61B2017/00084 (EP,US); A61B2017/00106 (EP,US); A61B2017/003 (EP,US); A61B2017/22061 (EP,US); A61B2017/4216 (EP,US); A61B2018/00011 (EP,US); A61B2018/00023 (EP,US); A61B2018/00029 (EP,US); A61B2018/00065 (EP,US); A61B2018/00077 (EP,US); A61B2018/00083 (EP,US); A61B2018/00113 (EP,US); A61B2018/00148 (EP,US); A61B2018/0016 (EP,US); A61B2018/00214 (EP,US); A61B2018/0022 (EP,US); A61B2018/00267 (EP,US); A61B2018/00494 (EP,US); A61B2018/00553 (EP,US); A61B2018/00577 (EP,US); A61B2018/00654 (EP,US); A61B2018/00666 (EP,US); A61B2018/00678 (EP,US); A61B2018/00702 (EP,US); A61B2018/00708 (EP,US); A61B2018/00726 (EP,US); A61B2018/00744 (EP,US); A61B2018/00755 (EP,US); A61B2018/00761 (EP,US); A61B2018/00791 (EP,US); A61B2018/00797 (EP,US); A61B2018/00815 (EP,US); A61B2018/00821 (EP,US); A61B2018/00827 (EP,US); A61B2018/00869 (EP,US); A61B2018/00875 (EP,US); A61B2018/00886 (EP,US); A61B2018/00892 (EP,US); A61B2018/00898 (EP,US); A61B2018/0091 (EP,US); A61B2018/00916 (EP,US); A61B2018/00982 (EP,US); A61B2018/0262 (EP,US); A61B2018/046 (EP,US); A61B2018/124 (EP,US); A61B2018/1253 (EP,US); A61B2018/126 (EP,US); A61B2018/1273 (EP,US); A61B2018/1425 (EP,US); A61B2018/1467 (EP,US); A61B2018/1472 (EP,US); A61B2018/183 (EP,US); A61B2090/3614 (EP,US); A61B2090/3782 (EP,US); A61B2218/002 (EP,US); A61M16/0438 (EP); A61M2025/1052 (EP,US); A61M2025/1086 (EP,US); A61M25/1002 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2003/02]	A61B18/18
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [2004/22]
Former [2003/02]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	GERÄT ZUR BEHANDLUNG DES SPHINKTERS	[2003/02]
	English:	SPHINCTER TREATMENT APPARATUS	[2003/02]
	French:	APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DU SPHINCTER	[2003/02]
Entry into regional phase	27.09.2002	National basic fee paid
	27.09.2002	Search fee paid
	27.09.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.09.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.11.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	27.09.2002	Examination requested [2003/02]
	25.01.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.08.2010	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2011/07]
	08.09.2010	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2011/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.09.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.04.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.04.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	12.04.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
	26.04.2007	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.04.2008	Renewal fee patent year 09
	16.04.2009	Renewal fee patent year 10
	15.04.2010	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]WO9942046 (CONWAY STUART MEDICAL INC [US], et al) [X] 1-11,13-55 * page 1, line 19 - line 21 * * page 9, line 24 - line 28; figure 5b * * page 13, line 27 - line 29 * * page 12, line 13 - line 16; figure 4a * * page 13, line 27 - line 29 * * page 14, line 12 - line 14 * * page 18, line 1 - line 29; figures 14,15 * * page 19, line 20 - line 23; figures 18a-d * * page 10, line 21 - line 24; figures 25,26 * * page 11, line 26 - page 12, line 10 * * page 17, line 4 - line 5 * * page 21, line 12 - line 26 * * page 17, line 17 - line 26 * * page 24, line 17 - line 24; figure 29 * * page 23, line 26 - page 24, line 16 * [Y] 12;
		[X]US5345936 (POMERANZ MARK L [US], et al) [X] 48 * column 8, line 42 - column 10, line 56; figures 12-15 *;
		[Y]WO9935986 (CONWAY STUART MEDICAL INC [US], et al) [Y] 12 * figure 3 *;
		[A]US6014579 (POMERANZ MARK L [US], et al) [A] 1-55 * column 3, line 50 - column 4, line 7; figures 1,4 * * column 6, line 31 - column 7, line 22 *
	International search	[Y]US5823197 (EDWARDS STUART D [US])
	by applicant	US5509419
		US5448990
		US5275608
		US5088979
		US5676674

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