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EP About this file: EP1945117

EP1945117 - APPARATUS FOR TREATING SPINAL STENOSIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.07.2013
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 05.08.2015  [2015/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Synthes GmbH
Eimattstrasse 3
4436 Oberdorf / CH
[2008/30]
Inventor(s)01 / ASCHMANN, Felix
Zuercherstrasse 127
CH-4052 Basel / CH
02 / SENN, Peter
Burgmattstrasse 18
CH-4437 Waldenburg / CH
03 / MAYER, Michael
Im Birket 18
D-82166 Graefelfing / DE
04 / PAVLOV, Paul
Louiseweg 5
NL-6523 NA Nijmegen / NL
 [2008/30]
Representative(s)Lusuardi, Werther
Dr. Lusuardi AG
Kreuzbühlstrasse 8
8008 Zürich / CH
[N/P]
Former [2012/38]Lusuardi, Werther
Dr. Lusuardi AG Kreuzbühlstrasse 8
8008 Zürich / CH
Former [2008/30]Lusuardi, Werther
Dr. Lusuardi AG, Kreuzbühlstrasse 8
8008 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date06813303.203.08.2006
[2008/30]
WO2006US30614
Priority number, dateUS2005019839305.08.2005         Original published format: US 198393
US20060795883P27.04.2006         Original published format: US 795883 P
[2008/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007019391
Date:15.02.2007
Language:EN
[2007/07]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1945117
Date:23.07.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.02.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1945117
Date:19.09.2012
Language:EN
[2012/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.06.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/70
[2008/30]
CPC:
A61B17/7065 (EP,US); A61B17/848 (EP,US); A61B17/8897 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/30]
TitleGerman:GERÄT ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON WIRBELSTENOSE[2008/30]
English:APPARATUS FOR TREATING SPINAL STENOSIS[2008/30]
French:APPAREIL POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE LA STENOSE DU CANAL RACHIDIEN[2008/30]
Entry into regional phase28.01.2008National basic fee paid 
28.01.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
28.01.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.01.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.01.2008Examination requested  [2008/30]
23.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.06.2012Fee for grant paid
19.06.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  23.05.2011
Opposition(s)20.06.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
12.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
17.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
11.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
10.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE19.09.2012
CY19.09.2012
CZ19.09.2012
DK19.09.2012
EE19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
LV19.09.2012
MC19.09.2012
NL19.09.2012
RO19.09.2012
SE19.09.2012
SI19.09.2012
SK19.09.2012
TR19.09.2012
BG19.12.2012
GR20.12.2012
IS19.01.2013
PT21.01.2013
[2015/32]
Former [2014/20]BE19.09.2012
CY19.09.2012
CZ19.09.2012
DK19.09.2012
EE19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
LV19.09.2012
MC19.09.2012
NL19.09.2012
RO19.09.2012
SE19.09.2012
SI19.09.2012
SK19.09.2012
BG19.12.2012
GR20.12.2012
IS19.01.2013
PT21.01.2013
Former [2013/34]BE19.09.2012
CY19.09.2012
CZ19.09.2012
DK19.09.2012
EE19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
LV19.09.2012
NL19.09.2012
RO19.09.2012
SE19.09.2012
SI19.09.2012
SK19.09.2012
BG19.12.2012
GR20.12.2012
IS19.01.2013
PT21.01.2013
Former [2013/28]BE19.09.2012
CY19.09.2012
CZ19.09.2012
EE19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
LV19.09.2012
NL19.09.2012
RO19.09.2012
SE19.09.2012
SI19.09.2012
SK19.09.2012
GR20.12.2012
IS19.01.2013
PT21.01.2013
Former [2013/23]BE19.09.2012
CY19.09.2012
CZ19.09.2012
EE19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
LV19.09.2012
NL19.09.2012
RO19.09.2012
SE19.09.2012
SI19.09.2012
SK19.09.2012
GR20.12.2012
IS19.01.2013
Former [2013/22]BE19.09.2012
CY19.09.2012
CZ19.09.2012
EE19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
LV19.09.2012
NL19.09.2012
SE19.09.2012
SI19.09.2012
GR20.12.2012
IS19.01.2013
Former [2013/20]BE19.09.2012
CY19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
LV19.09.2012
SE19.09.2012
SI19.09.2012
GR20.12.2012
Former [2013/12]CY19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
LV19.09.2012
SE19.09.2012
SI19.09.2012
GR20.12.2012
Former [2013/11]CY19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
LV19.09.2012
SI19.09.2012
GR20.12.2012
Former [2013/10]CY19.09.2012
FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
Former [2013/09]FI19.09.2012
LT19.09.2012
Former [2013/08]LT19.09.2012
Cited inInternational search[X]WO2005009300  (CHOI BYUNG-KWAN [KR]) [X] 1-9,12-18,21-29,32,33,41 * page 12 * * figures 25,26 *;
 [A]US2005055031  (LIM ROY [US]) [A] 1-33,41* figure 17 *;
 [XP]WO2006045094  (UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR [US], et al) [XP] 1,25 * paragraph [0101] - paragraph [0117] * * figures 18-25 *;
 [XP]WO2006064356  (DOELLINGER HORST [DE]) [XP] 1,25 * page 9, line 24 - page 26, line 6 *;
 [E]WO2006102269  (ST FRANCIS MEDICAL TECH INC [US], et al) [E] 1,25 * figure - *
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