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EP1511433 - SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONSTRUCTED BY ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  01.07.2011
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2011Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 03.08.2011  [2011/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Synergetics, Inc.
3845 Corporate Centre Drive
St. Charles, MO 63304 / US
[2005/10]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHELLER, Gregg, D.
17820 Suzanne Ridge Drive
Wildwood, MO 63038 / US
02 / POULSEN, Michael, S.
3525 Gravois Road
House Springs, MO 63051 / US
 [2005/10]
Representative(s)Brasnett, Adrian Hugh, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/10]Brasnett, Adrian Hugh, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date03760199.403.04.2003
[2005/10]
WO2003US10262
Priority number, dateUS2002016791412.06.2002         Original published format: US 167914
[2005/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03105705
Date:24.12.2003
Language:EN
[2003/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1511433
Date:09.03.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.12.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.12.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.03.2010
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/28
[2005/10]
CPC:
A61B17/3201 (EP,US); B23H9/00 (EP,US); B25B9/00 (EP,US);
B25B9/02 (EP,US); A61B17/30 (EP,US); A61B2017/2926 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2937 (EP,US); A61B2017/305 (EP,US); A61F9/007 (EP,US);
Y10T29/301 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/10]
TitleGerman:DURCH ELEKTROEROSIVE BEARBEITUNG HERGESTELLTES OPERATIONSINSTRUMENT[2005/10]
English:SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONSTRUCTED BY ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING[2005/10]
French:INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL CONSTITUE PAR USINAGE PAR ETINCELAGE[2005/10]
Entry into regional phase24.12.2004National basic fee paid 
24.12.2004Search fee paid 
24.12.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
24.12.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.01.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
24.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/10]
22.02.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.02.2011Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2011/31]
17.03.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2011/31]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  28.09.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
26.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
25.04.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
29.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
26.04.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
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30.04.201109   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XI]NL9200491  (DUTCH OPHTHALMIC RES CT INT BV) [X] 1-2,9 * page 3, line 37 - page 5, line 12; figures 1,2,3,6,7; claims 1-8 * [I] 3-8,10;
 [A]DE4234884  (KOTHE LUTZ [DE]) [A] 1-10* the whole document *;
 [XI]DE19512559  (AESCULAP AG [DE]) [X] 1-2 * column 4, line 67 - column 5, line 47; figures 1-6 * [I] 3-5,7-8;
 [XI]  - GUBER A E ET AL, "MIKROINSTRUMENTE AUS NICKEL-TITAN", F & M FEINWERKTECHNIK MIKROTECHNIK MIKROELEKTRONIK, HANSER, MUNCHEN, DE, (19970401), vol. 105, no. 4, ISSN 1437-9503, pages 247 - 248,250/2, XP000658283 [X] 1-2,9 * figures 2-9 * [I] 3-8,10
International search[A]US4793218  (JORDAN GEORGE [US], et al)
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