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EP About this file: EP2042104

EP2042104 - Surgical suturing instrument [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.08.2012
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Richard Wolf GmbH
Pforzheimer Strasse 32
75438 Knittlingen / DE
[2009/14]
Inventor(s)01 / Prestel, Stephan
Frühlingstrasse 25
76287 Rheinstetten-Mörsch / DE
02 / Moser, Florian, Dipl.-Ing.
Humboldtweg 15
75015 Bretten / DE
03 / Weber, Rolf
Mathildenweg 11
76703 Kraichtal / DE
 [2009/14]
Representative(s)Hemmer, Arnd, et al
Patentanwälte Vollmann Hemmer Lindfeld
Partnerschaft mbB
Wallstrasse 33a
23560 Lübeck / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/43]Hemmer, Arnd, et al
Patentanwälte Vollmann & Hemmer Wallstrasse 33a
23560 Lübeck / DE
Former [2009/14]Hemmer, Arnd, et al
Patentanwälte Vollmann & Hemmer Bei der Lohmühle 23
23554 Lübeck / DE
Application number, filing date07019216.629.09.2007
[2009/14]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2042104
Date:01.04.2009
Language:DE
[2009/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2042104
Date:26.10.2011
Language:DE
[2011/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.05.2008
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/04
[2009/14]
CPC:
A61B17/0469 (EP,US); A61B17/0482 (EP,US); A61B17/0483 (EP,US);
A61B17/06066 (EP,US); A61B2017/0023 (EP,US); A61B2017/06042 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2918 (EP,US); A61B2017/2925 (EP,US); A61B2017/294 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2947 (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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/14]
TitleGerman:Chirurgisches Nahtinstrument[2009/14]
English:Surgical suturing instrument[2009/14]
French:Instrument de suture chirurgical[2009/14]
Examination procedure01.07.2008Examination requested  [2009/14]
31.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.05.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.08.2011Fee for grant paid
30.08.2011Fee 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  31.07.2008
Opposition(s)27.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
09.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
14.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.09.2007
CY26.10.2011
CZ26.10.2011
DK26.10.2011
EE26.10.2011
FI26.10.2011
IE26.10.2011
LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
MT26.10.2011
PL26.10.2011
RO26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
SK26.10.2011
TR26.10.2011
BG26.01.2012
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/21]CY26.10.2011
CZ26.10.2011
DK26.10.2011
EE26.10.2011
FI26.10.2011
IE26.10.2011
LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
MT26.10.2011
PL26.10.2011
RO26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
SK26.10.2011
TR26.10.2011
BG26.01.2012
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2013/51]CY26.10.2011
CZ26.10.2011
DK26.10.2011
EE26.10.2011
FI26.10.2011
IE26.10.2011
LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
MT26.10.2011
PL26.10.2011
RO26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
SK26.10.2011
BG26.01.2012
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2013/29]CY26.10.2011
CZ26.10.2011
DK26.10.2011
EE26.10.2011
FI26.10.2011
IE26.10.2011
LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
PL26.10.2011
RO26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
SK26.10.2011
BG26.01.2012
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2012/36]CY26.10.2011
CZ26.10.2011
DK26.10.2011
EE26.10.2011
IE26.10.2011
LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
PL26.10.2011
RO26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
SK26.10.2011
BG26.01.2012
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2012/35]CY26.10.2011
CZ26.10.2011
DK26.10.2011
EE26.10.2011
IE26.10.2011
LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
PL26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
BG26.01.2012
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2012/34]CY26.10.2011
CZ26.10.2011
LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
PL26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2012/28]CY26.10.2011
LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
PL26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2012/26]LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
PL26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2012/24]LT26.10.2011
LV26.10.2011
SE26.10.2011
SI26.10.2011
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2012/23]LT26.10.2011
GR27.01.2012
IS26.02.2012
PT27.02.2012
Former [2012/21]LT26.10.2011
IS26.02.2012
Former [2012/20]LT26.10.2011
Documents cited:Search[YA]US6723107  (SKIBA JEFFRY B [US], et al) [Y] 15 * column 3, line 13 - column 4, line 34 * * figures 15,16 * [A] 13,16;
 [X]WO2004082725  (SURGICAL SOLUTIONS [US], et al) [X] 13 * page 12, paragraph 67 - page 13, paragraph 70 * * page 24, paragraph 105 ** figures 38,39 *;
 [XY]US2004243135  (KOSEKI TOMOAKI [JP]) [X] 13,14 * page 2, paragraph 46 * * claims 2,4,5,7 * * figure 4 * [Y] 15;
 [A]US2007118150  (WEBER ROBERT M [US]) [A] 1,13 * page 3, paragraphs 20-23 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US2007225735  (STONE KEVIN T [US], et al) [A] 1 * page 2, paragraph 25 - page 4, paragraph 47 * * figures 2A,3A,4,7B *
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