EP2108319 - Deployment system for surgical suture [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.10.2017 Database last updated on 31.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 10.07.2020 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IS | published on 12.08.2020 [2020/33] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Covidien LP 15 Hampshire Street Mansfield, MA 02048 / US | [2012/52] |
Former [2009/42] | For all designated states Tyco Healthcare Group LP 60 Middletown Avenue North Haven, CT 06473 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Bogart, Michael 2 Green Court Milford, CT 06460 / US | 02 /
Krehel, Gregg C. 70 Sugar Lane Newtown, CT 06470 / US | 03 /
Fishbein, Christopher G 7 Old Colony Circle Wolcott, CT 06716 / US | 04 /
Kirsch, David 91 Madison Springs Drive Madison, CT 06443 / US | 05 /
Horton, Jr, Kenneth W. 66 Great Pond Road South Glastonbury, CT 06073 / US | 06 /
Kosa, Timothy D. 93 Hearn Lane Hamden, CT 06514 / US | 07 /
Maiorino, Nicholas 53 Avon Road Branford, CT 06405 / US | 08 /
Buchter, Mark S. 27 North Coe Lane Ansonia, CT 06401 / US | 09 /
Pribanic, Russel 120 Mountain View Drive New Milford CT 06776 / US | [2009/42] | Representative(s) | Soames, Candida Jane, et al Maschio & Soames IP Limited 30 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EW / GB | [2016/48] |
Former [2011/45] | Soames, Candida Jane, et al Edwards Wildman Innovations LLP 10 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EZ / GB | ||
Former [2009/42] | Soames, Candida Jane Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Innovations LLP 10 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EZ / GB | Application number, filing date | 09251065.0 | 09.04.2009 | [2009/42] | Priority number, date | US20080123900P | 11.04.2008 Original published format: US 123900 P | US20090415288 | 31.03.2009 Original published format: US 415288 | [2009/42] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2108319 | Date: | 14.10.2009 | Language: | EN | [2009/42] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2108319 | Date: | 30.11.2016 | Language: | EN | [2016/48] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 18.08.2009 | Classification | IPC: | A61B17/06 | [2009/42] | CPC: |
A61B17/06004 (EP,US);
A61B17/0625 (EP,US);
A61B17/0469 (EP,US);
A61B2017/06047 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0609 (EP,US);
A61B2017/06176 (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 [2016/48] |
Former [2009/42] | 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: | Anwendungssystem für eine chirurgische Naht | [2009/42] | English: | Deployment system for surgical suture | [2009/42] | French: | Système de déploiement pour suture chirurgicale | [2009/42] | Examination procedure | 14.04.2010 | Examination requested [2010/21] | 26.05.2010 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 28.09.2010 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 14.11.2012 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 12.03.2013 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 30.11.2015 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 18.05.2016 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 24.06.2016 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 20.10.2016 | Fee for grant paid | 20.10.2016 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 20.10.2016 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Divisional application(s) | EP12169361.8 / EP2494930 | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 26.05.2010 | Opposition(s) | 31.08.2017 | No opposition filed within time limit [2017/45] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 25.04.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 25.04.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 29.04.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 28.04.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 31.01.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 25.04.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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