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EP1198213 - APPARATUS FOR TREATING TISSUE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/17]APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TISSUE
[2009/50]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.04.2011
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip11.10.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES		published on 13.11.2013  [2013/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hansen Medical, Inc.
800 East Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[2010/42]
Former [2002/17]For all designated states
Saadat, Vahid
12679 Kane Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Saadat, Vahid
75 Barry Lane
Atherton, CA 94027 / US
 [2010/42]
Former [2002/17]01 / see applicant
...
Representative(s)Price, Nigel John King
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/17]Price, Nigel John King
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date00944803.623.06.2000
[2002/17]
WO2000US17270
Priority number, dateUS19990141077P25.06.1999         Original published format: US 141077 P
[2002/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0100114
Date:04.01.2001
Language:EN
[2001/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1198213
Date:24.04.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.01.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1198213
Date:09.06.2010
Language:EN
[2010/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.01.2001
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:A61F7/12, A61B18/14, A61B18/04, A61B18/24
[2005/29]
CPC:
A61B18/00 (EP,US); A61B18/1442 (EP,US); A61B18/1477 (EP,US);
A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61B18/24 (EP,US); A61B2017/00243 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2945 (EP,US); A61B2018/00023 (EP,US); A61B2018/00083 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00214 (EP,US); A61B2018/00232 (EP,US); A61B2018/00273 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00369 (EP,US); A61B2018/00791 (EP,US); A61B2018/00797 (EP,US);
A61B2018/1253 (EP,US); A61B2018/126 (EP,US); A61B2018/1432 (EP,US);
A61B2018/1435 (EP,US); A61B90/39 (EP,US); A61F2/2442 (EP,US);
A61N7/02 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2002/17]A61F7/12
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/17]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:GERÄT ZUR GEWEBEBEHANDLUNG[2009/50]
English:APPARATUS FOR TREATING TISSUE[2009/50]
French:APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE TRAITER DES TISSUS[2009/50]
Former [2002/17]GERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR GEWEBEBEHANDLUNG
Former [2002/17]APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TISSUE
Former [2002/17]APPAREIL ET TECHNIQUES PERMETTANT DE TRAITER DES TISSUS
Entry into regional phase22.01.2002National basic fee paid 
22.01.2002Search fee paid 
22.01.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
22.01.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.01.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
22.01.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/17]
08.08.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.02.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.11.2009Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.11.2009
16.11.2009Date of oral proceedings
16.11.2009Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
20.11.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.03.2010Fee for grant paid
22.03.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.03.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
04.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
30.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
12.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
14.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
16.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.200405   M06   Fee paid on   30.12.2004
30.06.200506   M06   Fee paid on   12.08.2005
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.06.2010
BE09.06.2010
CY09.06.2010
DK09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
IT09.06.2010
NL09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
IE23.06.2010
LU23.06.2010
CH30.06.2010
LI30.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
FR09.08.2010
GR10.09.2010
ES20.09.2010
PT11.10.2010
[2013/46]
Former [2012/43]AT09.06.2010
BE09.06.2010
CY09.06.2010
DK09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
IT09.06.2010
NL09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
IE23.06.2010
LU23.06.2010
CH30.06.2010
LI30.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
FR09.08.2010
GR10.09.2010
PT11.10.2010
Former [2011/35]AT09.06.2010
BE09.06.2010
CY09.06.2010
DK09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
IT09.06.2010
NL09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
IE23.06.2010
CH30.06.2010
LI30.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
FR09.08.2010
GR10.09.2010
PT11.10.2010
Former [2011/20]AT09.06.2010
BE09.06.2010
CY09.06.2010
DK09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
IT09.06.2010
NL09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
IE23.06.2010
CH30.06.2010
LI30.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
GR10.09.2010
PT11.10.2010
Former [2011/19]AT09.06.2010
BE09.06.2010
CY09.06.2010
DK09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
IT09.06.2010
NL09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
IE23.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
GR10.09.2010
PT11.10.2010
Former [2011/14]AT09.06.2010
BE09.06.2010
CY09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
IT09.06.2010
NL09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
GR10.09.2010
PT11.10.2010
Former [2011/10]AT09.06.2010
CY09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
NL09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
GR10.09.2010
PT11.10.2010
Former [2011/07]AT09.06.2010
CY09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
NL09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
MC30.06.2010
GR10.09.2010
Former [2011/05]AT09.06.2010
CY09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
GR10.09.2010
Former [2011/01]AT09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
GR10.09.2010
Former [2010/50]AT09.06.2010
FI09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
Former [2010/49]AT09.06.2010
SE09.06.2010
Documents cited:Search[XY]WO9835638  (HEARTEN MEDICAL INC [US], et al) [X] 1-7,9-14,19-25,33,34 * page 4, line 11 - page 5, line 28 * * page 8, line 1 - line 10 * * page 11, line 8 - page 20, line 13 * [Y] 35;
 [X]WO9838936  (VNUS MED TECH INC [US]) [X] 1-13,17-25,27-34 * page 4, line 10 - page 5, line 10 * * page 7, line 15 - line 21 * * page 11, line 29 - page 13, line 9 *;
 [Y]WO9905983  (ESC MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD [IL], et al) [Y] 35* page 7, line 7 - line 16 *
International search[X]US5281218  (IMRAN MIR A [US]);
 [X]US5454807  (LENNOX CHARLES D [US], et al);
 [X]US5766234  (CHEN JAMES C [US], et al);
 [X]US5769846  (EDWARDS STUART D [US], et al);
 [X]US5827268  (LAUFER MICHAEL D [US]);
 [Y]US5827203  (NITA HENRY [US]);
 [XP]US5989284  (LAUFER MICHAEL D [US])
by applicantWO9835638
 WO9838936
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