EP2090241 - Feedback and lockout mechanism for surgical instrument [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.08.2019 Database last updated on 26.04.2025 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 07.09.2018 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 24.05.2018 | Most recent event Tooltip | 01.07.2022 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK | published on 03.08.2022 [2022/31] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Ethicon LLC 475 Street C, Suite 401 Los Frailes Industrial Park 00969 Guaynabo / PR | [2018/35] |
Former [2009/34] | For all designated states Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 4545 Creek Road Cincinnati, OH 45242 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Hueil, Geoffrey C. 7693 Misty Springs Court Mason Ohio 45040 / US | 02 /
Ortiz, Mark S. 1145 Glen Echo Lane Milford Ohio 45150 / US | 03 /
Hoffman, Douglas B. 10140 Baughman Road Harrison Ohio 45030 / US | 04 /
Weizman, Patrick A. 6528 Michele Lane Liberty Township Ohio 45044 / US | 05 /
Bruewer, Dean B. 5221 Muskopf Road Fairfield Ohio 45014 / US | 06 /
Shelton, Frederick E., IV 245 East Main Street Hillsboro Ohio 45133 / US | [2009/34] | Representative(s) | Tunstall, Christopher Stephen, et al Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB | [2018/41] |
Former [2009/51] | Tunstall, Christopher Stephen, et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB | ||
Former [2009/34] | Tunstall, Christopher Stephen, et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB | Application number, filing date | 09250368.9 | 13.02.2009 | [2009/34] | Priority number, date | US20080032024 | 15.02.2008 Original published format: US 32024 | [2009/34] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2090241 | Date: | 19.08.2009 | Language: | EN | [2009/34] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2090241 | Date: | 10.10.2018 | Language: | EN | [2018/41] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 16.04.2009 | Classification | IPC: | A61B17/072 | [2009/34] | CPC: |
A61B17/07207 (EP,US);
A61B50/30 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00017 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00022 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00398 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00734 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2018/41] |
Former [2009/34] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | Rückkopplungs- und Sperrmechanismus für ein chirurgisches Instrument | [2009/34] | English: | Feedback and lockout mechanism for surgical instrument | [2009/34] | French: | Mécanisme de retour d'information et de verrouillage d'instrument chirurgical | [2018/17] |
Former [2009/34] | Retour d'informations et mécanisme de verrouillage d'instrument chirurgical | Examination procedure | 20.01.2010 | Examination requested [2010/09] | 12.02.2010 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 23.08.2010 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 15.10.2015 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 25.02.2016 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 25.05.2018 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 31.08.2018 | Fee for grant paid | 31.08.2018 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 31.08.2018 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | 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 12.02.2010 | Opposition(s) | 11.07.2019 | No opposition filed within time limit [2019/38] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 15.02.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 15.02.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 12.02.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 12.02.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 11.02.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 10.02.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 10.02.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 14.02.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 10 |
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