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EP1870044 - ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM WITH SERRATED CUTTING TIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2007/52]Rotational atherectomy system with serrated cutting tip
[2009/13]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.06.2010
Database last updated on 21.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.06.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.07.2010  [2010/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ev3 Endovascular, Inc.
9600 54th Avenue North
Plymouth, MN 55442 / US
[2007/52]
Inventor(s)01 / Honeycutt, John S.
1625 Winterwarm Road
Fallbrook CA 92028 / US
02 / Taylor, Paul
14609 Colony Way
Poway CA 92064 / US
03 / Heitzmann, Harold A.
18 Ponte
Irvine CA 92606 / US
 [2007/52]
Representative(s)Albutt, Anthony John, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2007/52]Albutt, Anthony John, et al
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date07019617.526.01.2000
[2007/52]
Priority number, dateUS1999026019901.03.1999         Original published format: US 260199
US1999039824117.09.1999         Original published format: US 398241
[2007/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1870044
Date:26.12.2007
Language:EN
[2008/13]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1870044
Date:25.06.2008
[2008/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1870044
Date:29.07.2009
Language:EN
[2009/31]
Former [2008/13]Type: A3 Search report
No.:EP1870044
Date:
Status:(deleted)
[2008/13]
[2008/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.01.2008
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/22
[2007/52]
CPC:
A61B17/320758 (EP); A61B2017/00022 (EP); A61B2017/00685 (EP);
A61B2017/22052 (EP); A61B2017/320004 (EP); A61B2017/320008 (EP)
Designated contracting statesFR,   GB [2007/52]
TitleGerman:ROTIERENDE ATHEREKTOMIEVORRICHTUNG MIT GEZAHNTER SCHNEIDESPITZE[2008/04]
English:ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM WITH SERRATED CUTTING TIP[2009/13]
French:SYSTEME D'ATHERECTOMIE ROTATIF A POINTE COUPANTE DENTEE[2008/04]
Former [2007/52]Rotierende Atherektomievorrichtung mit gezahnter Schneidespitze
Former [2007/52]Rotational atherectomy system with serrated cutting tip
Former [2007/52]Système d'athérectomie rotatif à pointe coupante dentée
Examination procedure26.06.2008Examination requested  [2008/33]
04.08.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.08.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.10.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.01.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.06.2009Fee for grant paid
10.06.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP00905773.8  / EP1158910
Opposition(s)03.05.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
23.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
23.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
23.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
23.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
23.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
25.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
30.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4020847  (CLARK III WILLIAM T) [A] 1,13 * column 2, line 8 - line 10; figure 3 *;
 [A]US4030503  (CLARK III WILLIAM T) [A] 1,13 * column 1, line 56 - line 60; figures 5,7 *;
 [Y]US4729763  (HENRIE RODNEY A [US]) [Y] 1-16 * column 3, line 25 - line 33; figure 4 * * column 3, line 60 - column 4, line 55; figure 1 *;
 [A]US4850957  (SUMMERS DAVID P [US]) [A] 1,13 * abstract *;
 [Y]EP0373927  (MEDTRONIC INC [US]) [Y] 1-16 * column 4, line 27 - line 53; figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0448859  (SHIBER SAMUEL [US]) [A] 1,13 * column 4, line 23 - line 47 * * column 5, line 42 - line 53; figures 2-4 *;
 [A]EP0657140  (FISCHELL ROBERT [US]) [A] 1,13 * column 7, line 47 - column 8, line 30; figure 8 *;
 [A]WO9804199  (KENSEY NASH CORP [US]) [A] 1,13* figure 3 *
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