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EP About this file: EP2424449

EP2424449 - TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE WITH HIGH RECIPROCATION RATE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IS		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hologic Inc.
250 Campus Drive
Marlborough, MA 01752 / US
[2017/08]
Former [2016/46]For all designated states
Hologic, Inc.
35 Crosby Drive
Bedford, MA 01730 / US
Former [2016/36]For all designated states
Hologic, Inc.
35 Crosby Drive
Bedford, MA 01730 / US
Former [2012/10]For all designated states
Interlace Medical, Inc.
135 Newbury Street
Framingham, MA 01701 / US
For all designated states
Hologic, Inc.
35 Crosby Drive
Bedford, MA 01730 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CHIN, Albert, Chun-Chi
25 Bernard Street
Newton MA 02461 / US
02 / SULLIVAN, Roy, Hewitt
312 Williams Street
Uxbridge MA 01569 / US
03 / LITSCHER, Eric, Karl
1 John Matthew Road
Hopkinton MA 01748 / US
04 / CHURCHILL, William, Lucas
24 Wheeler Road
Bolton MA 01740 / US
05 / ADAMS, Ronald, David
18 Hillside Drive
Holliston MA 01746 / US
06 / GRUBER, William, Harwick
15 Fitzgerald Lane
Southborough MA 01772 / US
07 / JACOBS, David
22 Marshall Path
Acton MA 01720 / US
 [2012/10]
Representative(s)Lecomte & Partners
76-78, rue de Merl
2146 Luxembourg / LU
[N/P]
Former [2016/46]Lecomte & Partners
P.O. Box 1623
1016 Luxembourg / LU
Former [2012/24]Rickard, David John, et al
Ipulse 26 Mallinson Road London
SW11 1BP / GB
Former [2012/10]Ahmad, Sheikh Shakeel, et al
Keltie LLP Fleet Place House 2 Fleet Place
London EC4M 7ET / GB
Application number, filing date10770377.929.04.2010
[2016/46]
WO2010US33050
Priority number, dateUS2009043264729.04.2009         Original published format: US 432647
US2009043268629.04.2009         Original published format: US 432686
US2009043267529.04.2009         Original published format: US 432675
US2009043269129.04.2009         Original published format: US 432691
US2009043270229.04.2009         Original published format: US 432702
[2012/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010127174
Date:04.11.2010
Language:EN
[2010/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2424449
Date:07.03.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.11.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2424449
Date:16.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.11.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.04.2015
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/32, A61B17/42, A61B17/00, A61B17/34, A61B1/303, A61B17/3205, A61M1/00, // A61B8/12, A61B17/29, A61B17/3201, A61B10/02, A61B17/3207, A61B18/14
[2016/26]
CPC:
A61B17/32002 (EP,CN,US); A61B1/303 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/32053 (EP,CN,US);
A61B17/3421 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/42 (EP,CN,US); A61B90/30 (EP,US);
A61M1/842 (EP,CN); A61B17/29 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/3201 (EP,CN,US);
A61B17/32056 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/320725 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/320758 (EP,CN,US);
A61B17/320783 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/3462 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/3496 (EP,CN,US);
A61B17/3498 (EP,CN,US); A61B2010/0208 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00331 (EP,CN,US);
A61B2017/00685 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00738 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00973 (EP,CN,US);
A61B2017/2905 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/320004 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/320028 (EP,CN,US);
A61B2017/320064 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/320775 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/3445 (EP,CN,US);
A61B2017/3447 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/3466 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/4216 (EP,CN,US);
A61B2018/1407 (EP,CN,US); A61B2217/005 (EP,CN,US); A61B2217/007 (EP,CN,US);
A61B8/12 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/10]A61B17/3201
Designated contracting statesAT,   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,   SM,   TR [2012/10]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:GEWEBEENTFERNUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT HOHER WECHSELWIRKUNGSRATE[2012/10]
English:TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE WITH HIGH RECIPROCATION RATE[2012/10]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ABLATION DE TISSU AVEC UNE VITESSE ÉLEVÉE DE VA-ET-VIENT[2012/10]
Entry into regional phase21.11.2011National basic fee paid 
21.11.2011Search fee paid 
21.11.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
21.11.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.11.2011Examination requested  [2012/10]
15.10.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.06.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.2016Fee for grant paid
04.10.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.10.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP16182254.9  / EP3132760
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  24.06.2016
Opposition(s)17.08.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.04.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
29.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
28.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.04.2010
AT16.11.2016
BE16.11.2016
CY16.11.2016
CZ16.11.2016
DK16.11.2016
EE16.11.2016
FI16.11.2016
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MC16.11.2016
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TR16.11.2016
BG16.02.2017
NO16.02.2017
GR17.02.2017
IS16.03.2017
PT16.03.2017
IE29.04.2017
LU29.04.2017
MT29.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
[2020/33]
Former [2020/15]HU29.04.2010
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0541377  (VANCE PRODUCTS INC [US]) [A] 1-13 * abstract * * column 1, lines 32-42 ** column 2, lines 22-54 *;
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 [A]EP1698283  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC [US]) [A] 1-13 * abstract *
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by applicantEP0541377
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 WO9911184
 US5906615
 US6032673
 US2002082519
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 EP1698283
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