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EP About this file: EP1994889

EP1994889 - Devices for percutaneous tissue retraction [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2008/48]Devices for percutaneous tissue retraction
[2016/27]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.12.2017
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.01.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
2500 Silveus Crossing
Warsaw, Indiana 46581 / US
[2008/48]
Inventor(s)01 / Smith, Maurice M.
9285 Oak Knoll Cove
Cordova, TN 38018 / US
02 / Foley, Kevin T.
2877 Keasler Circle West
Germantown, TN 38139 / US
03 / Roehm, Thomas E. III
122 Morningside Park
Memphis, TN 38104 / US
04 / Lim, Roy K.
7273 Great Oaks Road
Germantown, TN 38138 / US
05 / FESSLER, Richard G.
1314 Trapp Lane
Winnetka, IL 60093 / US
 [2017/04]
Former [2010/45]01 / Smith, Maurice M.
9285 Oak Knoll Cove
Cordova, TN TN 38018 / US
02 / Foley, Kevin T.
2877 Keasler Circle West
Germantown, TN TN 38139 / US
03 / Roehm, Thomas E. III
122 Morningside Park
Memphis TN 38104 / US
04 / Lim, Roy K.
7273 Great Oaks Road
Germantown, TN TN 38138 / US
Former [2009/08]01 / Smith, Maurice M
9285 Oak Knoll Cove
Cordova, TN TN 38018 / US
02 / Foley, Kevin T
2877 Keasler Circle West
Germantown, TN TN 38139 / US
03 / Roehm, Thomas E III
122 Morningside Park
Memphis TN 38104 / US
04 / Lim, Roy K
7273 Great Oaks Road
Germantown, TN TN 38138 / US
Former [2009/03]01 / Smith, Maurice M
9285 Oak Knoll Cove
Cordova, TN TN 38018 / US
02 / Foley, Kevin T
2877 Keasler Circle West
Germantown, TN TN 38139 / US
03 / Roehm, Thomas E III
122 Morningside Park
Memphis TN 38104 / US
04 / Lim, Roy K
7273 Great Oaks Road
Germantown, TN TN 38138 / US
Former [2008/48]01 / Smith, Maurice M
9285 Oak Knoll Cove
Cordova, TN TN 38018 / US
02 / Foley, Kevin T
2877 Keasler Circle West
Germantown, TN TN 38139 / US
03 / Roehm, Thomas E III
PO Box 1372
Branden, TN TN 38010 / US
04 / Lim, Roy K
7273 Great Oaks Road
Germantown, TN TN 38138 / US
Representative(s)HGF
Fountain Precinct
Balm Green
Sheffield S1 2JA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/08]Hutchinson, Glenn Stanley
HGF Limited
Fountain Precinct
Balm Green
Sheffield S1 2JA / GB
Former [2008/48]Hutchinson, Glenn Stanley
Harrison Goddard Foote Fountain Precinct Balm Green Sheffield
South Yorkshire S1 2JA / GB
Application number, filing date08164466.802.04.2003
[2008/48]
Priority number, dateUS2002011744005.04.2002         Original published format: US 117440
[2008/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1994889
Date:26.11.2008
Language:EN
[2008/48]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1994889
Date:18.02.2009
[2009/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1994889
Date:22.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.01.2009
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/34, A61B17/02, // A61B17/28
[2016/25]
CPC:
A61B17/0293 (EP,US); A61B17/34 (KR); A61B1/32 (US);
A61B17/02 (KR,US); A61B17/3439 (EP,US); A61B17/0206 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00261 (EP,US); A61B2017/2837 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/48]A61B17/02, A61B17/34
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/08]
Former [2008/48]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtungen zur perkutanen Retraktion von Gewebe[2008/48]
English:Devices for percutaneous tissue retraction[2016/46]
French:Dispositifs de rétraction percutanée tissulaire[2008/48]
Former [2008/48]Devices for percutaneous tissue retraction
Examination procedure16.09.2008Examination requested  [2008/48]
12.08.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.12.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.09.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.10.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.10.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
20.10.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.01.2017Fee for grant paid
06.01.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.01.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP03746580.4  / EP1494592
Divisional application(s)EP10180674.3  / EP2258276
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20030746580) is  26.09.2007
Opposition(s)23.11.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2018/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
19.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
19.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
07.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
06.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
29.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
28.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.04.2003
AT22.02.2017
CY22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
DK22.02.2017
EE22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
IT22.02.2017
MC22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
RO22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
SI22.02.2017
SK22.02.2017
TR22.02.2017
IE02.04.2017
LU02.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG22.05.2017
GB22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/46]HU02.04.2003
AT22.02.2017
CY22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
DK22.02.2017
EE22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
IT22.02.2017
MC22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
RO22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
SI22.02.2017
SK22.02.2017
IE02.04.2017
LU02.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG22.05.2017
GB22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Former [2019/31]HU02.04.2003
AT22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
DK22.02.2017
EE22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
IT22.02.2017
MC22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
RO22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
SI22.02.2017
SK22.02.2017
IE02.04.2017
LU02.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG22.05.2017
GB22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Former [2018/23]AT22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
DK22.02.2017
EE22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
IT22.02.2017
MC22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
RO22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
SI22.02.2017
SK22.02.2017
IE02.04.2017
LU02.04.2017
BE30.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG22.05.2017
GB22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Former [2018/21]AT22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
DK22.02.2017
EE22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
IT22.02.2017
MC22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
RO22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
SI22.02.2017
SK22.02.2017
LU02.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG22.05.2017
GB22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Former [2018/13]AT22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
DK22.02.2017
EE22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
IT22.02.2017
MC22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
RO22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
SI22.02.2017
SK22.02.2017
LU02.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
BG22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Former [2018/06]AT22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
DK22.02.2017
EE22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
IT22.02.2017
MC22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
RO22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
SK22.02.2017
BG22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Former [2017/50]AT22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
DK22.02.2017
EE22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
IT22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
RO22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
SK22.02.2017
BG22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Former [2017/49]AT22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
EE22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
IT22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
RO22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
SK22.02.2017
BG22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Former [2017/48]AT22.02.2017
CZ22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
BG22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Former [2017/42]AT22.02.2017
ES22.02.2017
FI22.02.2017
NL22.02.2017
SE22.02.2017
BG22.05.2017
GR23.05.2017
PT22.06.2017
Documents cited:Search[X]US52014  (BARTLETT) [X] 1,2,17 * the whole document *;
 [X]US3044461  (BARBARA MURDOCK) [X] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO8303189  (LASERSCOPE INC [US]) [X] 1 * figures 1,7 *;
 [XA]DE4115548  (STORZ KARL [DE]) [X] 1,2,17 * column 3, paragraph 4; figures 1-3 * [A] 3;
 [A]US2001049498  (DAVISON THOMAS W [US], et al) [A] 3* figures 6,7 *;
 [PX]US2002173798  (DIPOTO GENE P [US]) [PX] 1 * paragraphs [0069] , [0077]; figure 11 *
ExaminationUS1222478
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