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EP2055253 - Electrosurgical probes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/19]	Power supply, electrosurgical probes and methods of operation
	[2016/24]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 12.01.2018 Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 03.02.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 31.01.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	12.01.2018	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 14.02.2018 [2018/07]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ArthroCare Corporation 7000 W. William Cannon Building One Austin, TX 78735 / US
	[2012/02]
Former [2009/19]	For all designated states ArthroCare Corporation 7500 Rialto Boulevard Building Two Suite 100 Austin, TX 78735 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Eggers, Philip E. 4140 Tuller Road, Suite 104 Dublin, OH 43017 / US
	02 / Thapliyal, Hira V. 262 Covington Road Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
	03 / Cheng, Andrew M L 1476 San Benito Drive Fremont, CA 94539 / US
	[2017/10]
Former [2009/31]	01 / Eggers, Philip E. 4140 Tuller Road, Suite 104 Dublin, OH 43017 / US
	02 / Thapliyal, Hira V. 262 Covington Road Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
	03 / Cheng, Andrew M L 1476 San Benito Drive Fremont, CA 94539 / US
Former [2009/19]	01 / Eggers, Philip E. 5366 Reserve Drive Dublin, OH 43017 / US
	02 / Thapliyal, Hira V 1192 Volti Lane Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
	03 / Cheng, Andrew M L 1476 San Benito Drive Fremont, CA 94539 / US
Representative(s)	Warren, Caroline Elisabeth Mathys & Squire The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2017/10]	Warren, Caroline Elisabeth Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG / GB
Former [2009/19]	Warren, Caroline Elisabeth Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2SQ / GB
Application number, filing date	09152846.3	21.10.1998
	[2009/19]
Priority number, date	US19970062997P	23.10.1997 Original published format: US 62997 P
	US19980058336	10.04.1998 Original published format: US 58336
	US19980058571	10.04.1998 Original published format: US 58571
	[2009/19]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2055253
	Date:	06.05.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/19]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2055253
	Date:	03.02.2010
	[2010/05]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2055253
	Date:	08.03.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/10]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.01.2010
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/12, // A61B18/00	[2016/24]
	CPC:	A61B18/1206 (EP); A61B18/148 (EP); A61B2018/00988 (EP); A61B90/90 (EP)
	Former IPC [2010/05]	A61B18/12, // A61B19/00, A61B18/00
	Former IPC [2009/19]	A61B18/12, A61B18/14
Designated contracting states	DE, GB [2017/10]
Former [2010/40]	DE, GB
Former [2009/19]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Elektrochirurgische Sonden	[2016/24]
	English:	Electrosurgical probes	[2016/24]
	French:	Sondes électro-chirurgicales	[2016/24]
	Former [2009/19]	Netzteil, elektrochirurgische Sonden und Betriebsverfahren
	Former [2009/19]	Power supply, electrosurgical probes and methods of operation
	Former [2009/19]	Alimentation électrique, sondes électro-chirurgicales et procédés de fonctionnement
Examination procedure	16.07.2010	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	16.07.2010	Examination requested [2010/34]
	04.08.2010	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	08.09.2010	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, FR, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
	08.03.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.09.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.07.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	11.12.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.05.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.08.2016	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	27.09.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.01.2017	Fee for grant paid
	26.01.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	26.01.2017	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP98953859.0 / EP1024769
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 (EP19980953859) is 14.06.2004
Opposition(s)	11.12.2017	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 09
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 10
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 11
	26.10.2009	Renewal fee patent year 12
	25.10.2010	Renewal fee patent year 13
	25.10.2011	Renewal fee patent year 14
	25.10.2012	Renewal fee patent year 15
	28.10.2013	Renewal fee patent year 16
	27.10.2014	Renewal fee patent year 17
	12.10.2015	Renewal fee patent year 18
	11.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 19
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4750902 (WUCHINICH DAVID G [US], et al) [A] 8* column 19, line 59 - line 66 *;
		[XY]WO9410921 (EP TECHNOLOGIES [US]) [X] 1-7,9,13-14 * abstract * * page 2, line 12 - page 3, line 33 * * page 4, line 24 - page 7, line 8 * * page 12, line 8 - page 17, line 17 * [Y] 8;
		[X]WO9600040 (EP TECHNOLOGIES [US]) [X] 1-7,13-14 * abstract * * page 31, line 27 - page 33, line 28 *;
		[A]US5540683 (ICHIKAWA YOSHITO [JP], et al) [A] 1-7,9,13-14 * abstract *;
		[Y]WO9724074 (MICROGYN INC [US], et al) [Y] 8 * page 22, lines 15-26; figure 10 *;
		[A]WO9724073 (GYRUS MEDICAL LTD [GB], et al) [A] 1-7,13-14 * abstract * * page 3, line 4 - page 4, line 8 * * page 8, line 15 - page 10, line 7 * * page 13, line 5 - page 14, line 31 *
	by applicant	US5683366
		US5697281
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		- ALLAIN, J. C. ET AL., "Isometric Tensions Developed During the Hydrothermal Swelling of Rat Skin", CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH, (1980), vol. 7, pages 127 - 133

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