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EP1418857 - CRYOGENIC CATHETER WITH DEFLECTABLE TIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been withdrawn Status updated on 19.12.2008 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	19.12.2008	Withdrawal of application	published on 21.01.2009 [2009/04]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Cryogen, Inc. 11065 Sorrento Valley Court San Diego, CA 92121 / US
	[2004/21]
Inventor(s)	01 / KOVALCHECK, Steven, W. 3734 Bayside Walk San Diego, CA 92109 / US
	02 / HAYFIELD, John, Frederick 1620 1/2 Reed Avenue San Diego, CA 92109 / US
	[2004/21]
Representative(s)	Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/35]	Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
Former [2004/21]	VOSSIUS & PARTNER Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date	02757304.7	20.08.2002
	[2004/21]
	WO2002US26713
Priority number, date	US20010935296	21.08.2001 Original published format: US 935296
	[2004/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03015651
	Date:	27.02.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/09]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1418857
	Date:	19.05.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.02.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/21]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	27.02.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.09.2004
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/02, A61M25/092	[2004/47]
	CPC:	A61B18/02 (EP,US); A61B2017/003 (EP,US); A61B2018/0212 (EP,US); A61B2018/0262 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2004/21]	A61B18/18
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR [2004/21]
Title	German:	KRYOGENER KATHETER MIT ABLENKBARER SPITZE	[2004/21]
	English:	CRYOGENIC CATHETER WITH DEFLECTABLE TIP	[2004/21]
	French:	CATHETER CRYOGENIQUE A POINTE BEQUILLABLE	[2004/21]
Entry into regional phase	16.03.2004	National basic fee paid
	16.03.2004	Search fee paid
	16.03.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.03.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.03.2004	Examination requested [2004/21]
	12.11.2008	Application withdrawn by applicant [2009/04]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.08.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.08.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.08.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.08.2008	07 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY] US6270476 (SANTOIANNI DOMENIC et al.) [X] 1 * column 3 - column 9; figure 2 *[Y] 2-14
		[Y] US5730704 (AVITALL BOAZ et al.) [Y] 9,10 * column 7, line 1 - line 10; figures 4,5 *
		[Y] US5322064 (LUNDQUIST INGEMAR H et al.) [Y] 2-8,14 * column 19, line 68 - column 20, line 10; figures 4,9,17,36,37 *
		[Y] US5397304 (TRUCKAI CSABA et al.) [Y] 11-14 * column 5, line 28 - line 38; figure 1 *

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