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EP2451422 - USAGE OF EXTRACORPOREAL AND INTRACORPOREAL PRESSURE SHOCK WAVES IN MEDICINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.08.2017
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sanuwave, Inc.
11680 Great Oaks Way, Suite 350
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
[2012/20]
Inventor(s)01 / CIOANTA, Iulian
11680 Great Oaks Way, Suite 350
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
02 / CASHMAN, Christopher M.
11680 Great Oaks Way, Suite 350
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
 [2016/41]
Former [2012/20]01 / CIOANTA, Iulian
11680 Great Oaks Way
Suite 350
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
02 / CASHMAN, Christopher, M.
11680 Great Oaks Way
Suite 350
Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
Representative(s)Raffay & Fleck
Patentanwälte Grosse Bleichen 8
20354 Hamburg / DE
[2012/20]
Application number, filing date10797881.908.07.2010
[2016/41]
WO2010US41438
Priority number, dateUS20090223919P08.07.2009         Original published format: US 223919 P
[2012/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011006017
Date:13.01.2011
Language:EN
[2011/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2451422
Date:16.05.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.01.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2451422
Date:12.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US13.01.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.03.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/22, G10K11/28, A61B17/225, // A61H9/00, A61H23/00
[2014/15]
CPC:
A61B17/2202 (EP,US); A61B17/22012 (US); A61B17/22004 (EP,US);
A61B17/22022 (EP,US); A61B17/22029 (US); A61B17/225 (EP,US);
A61B18/245 (US); A61B18/26 (US); A61H23/008 (EP,US);
A61H9/0057 (EP,US); G10K11/28 (EP,US); A61B17/22 (EP,US);
A61B17/2255 (EP,US); A61B2017/00867 (EP,US); A61B2017/22014 (US);
A61B2017/22024 (EP,US); A61B2017/22025 (EP,US); A61B2017/22039 (EP,US);
A61B2017/22051 (EP,US); A61B2017/22054 (EP,US); A61B2017/22067 (EP,US);
A61B2017/22079 (EP,US); A61B2017/22082 (EP,US); A61B2017/22084 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2212 (EP,US); A61B2017/2253 (EP,US); A61H2201/14 (US);
A61H2201/1664 (US); A61N2007/0008 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/20]A61H1/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   SM,   TR [2012/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG EXTRAKORPORALER UND INTRAKORPORALER DRUCKSCHOCKWELLEN IN DER MEDIZIN[2012/20]
English:USAGE OF EXTRACORPOREAL AND INTRACORPOREAL PRESSURE SHOCK WAVES IN MEDICINE[2012/20]
French:UTILISATION D'ONDES DE CHOC DE PRESSION EXTRACORPORELLE ET INTRACORPORELLE EN MÉDECINE[2012/20]
Entry into regional phase02.02.2012National basic fee paid 
02.02.2012Search fee paid 
02.02.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
02.02.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.02.2012Examination requested  [2012/20]
19.09.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.01.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.06.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.09.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.01.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.06.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.08.2016Fee for grant paid
26.08.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.08.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP16186021.8  / EP3117784
EP18206613.4  / EP3461438
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  20.01.2015
Opposition(s)13.07.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
11.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
27.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.07.2010
AL12.10.2016
AT12.10.2016
BE12.10.2016
CY12.10.2016
CZ12.10.2016
DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
HR12.10.2016
LT12.10.2016
LV12.10.2016
MC12.10.2016
MK12.10.2016
NL12.10.2016
PL12.10.2016
RO12.10.2016
SE12.10.2016
SI12.10.2016
SK12.10.2016
SM12.10.2016
TR12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
GR13.01.2017
IS12.02.2017
PT13.02.2017
IE08.07.2017
LU08.07.2017
MT08.07.2017
[2020/33]
Former [2020/15]HU08.07.2010
AT12.10.2016
BE12.10.2016
CY12.10.2016
CZ12.10.2016
DK12.10.2016
EE12.10.2016
FI12.10.2016
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LT12.10.2016
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MC12.10.2016
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PL12.10.2016
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TR12.10.2016
BG12.01.2017
NO12.01.2017
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PT13.02.2017
IE08.07.2017
LU08.07.2017
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BG12.01.2017
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IE08.07.2017
LU08.07.2017
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IE08.07.2017
LU08.07.2017
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BG12.01.2017
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