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EP2617441 - MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR REDUCING PLATELET ADHESION OF A SURFACE IN CONTACT WITH BLOOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been withdrawn Status updated on 05.07.2019 Database last updated on 12.11.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 14.06.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	05.07.2019	Withdrawal of application	published on 07.08.2019 [2019/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Thoratec Corporation 6035 Stoneridge Drive Pleasanton, CA 94588 / US
	[2014/15]
Former [2014/03]	For all designated states Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha 44-1 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Former [2013/30]	For all designated states Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha 44-1 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	For all designated states Nagata Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 24-5 Kitaotsuka 2-chome Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0004 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / MORI Takehisa c/o Terumo kabushiki kaisha 1500 Inokuchi Nakai-machi Ashigarakami-gun Kanagawa 259-0151 / JP
	02 / OKAWA Atsushi 2-18-20 Minamisawa Higashikurume-shi Tokyo 203-0023 / JP
	03 / TSUBOUCHI Takeshi c/o Terumo kabushiki kaisha 1500 Inokuchi Nakai-machi Ashigarakami-gun Kanagawa 259-0151 / JP
	04 / UEMURA Kensuke c/o NAGATA SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA RESEARCH CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY 8-2 Kamisuwa Tsubame-shi Niigata 959-0181 / JP
	[2013/30]
Representative(s)	Dossmann, Gérard, et al Casalonga & Partners Bayerstrasse 71-73 80335 München / DE
	[2013/30]
Application number, filing date	11825238.6	15.09.2011
	WO2011JP71110
Priority number, date	JP20100210173	17.09.2010 Original published format: JP 2010210173
	[2013/30]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2012036238
	Date:	22.03.2012
	Language:	JA
	[2012/12]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2617441
	Date:	24.07.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/30]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	22.03.2012
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.11.2017
Classification	IPC:	A61L31/00, A61M1/10, A61N1/362	[2013/30]
	CPC:	A61L27/06 (EP,US); A61L31/022 (EP,US); A61L33/0094 (EP,US); A61M60/113 (EP,US); A61M60/232 (EP,US); A61M60/419 (EP,US); (+) C22F1/183 (EP,US); A61M60/148 (EP,US); Y10T29/49236 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2013/30]
Title	German:	HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR MEDIZINISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN FÜR VERRINGERTE PLÄTTCHENADHÄSION EINER OBERFLÄCHE IN KONTAKT MIT BLUT	[2013/30]
	English:	MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR REDUCING PLATELET ADHESION OF A SURFACE IN CONTACT WITH BLOOD	[2013/30]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE MATÉRIEL MÉDICAL DESTINÉ À RÉDUIRE L'ADHÉRENCE DES PLAQUETTES SUR UNE SURFACE EN CONTACT AVEC LE SANG	[2013/30]
Entry into regional phase	04.03.2013	Translation filed
	04.03.2013	National basic fee paid
	04.03.2013	Search fee paid
	04.03.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.03.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.03.2013	Examination requested [2013/30]
	12.06.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.06.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.07.2019	Application withdrawn by applicant [2019/32]
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 18.06.2019
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.09.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.09.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.09.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.09.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.09.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	11.09.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]JPH10248923 (SAN MEDICAL GIJUTSU KENKYUSHO, et al) [X] 1,6-8,10 * paragraphs [0006] , [0007] , [0013] - [0023] *[Y] 6-10;
		[XYI] - ZENG LIN ET AL, "Characterizations of the TiO2-x films synthesized by e-beam evaporation for endovascular applications", BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING, BRISTOL, GB, (20090201), vol. 4, no. 1, ISSN 1748-605X, page 15013, XP020157723 [X] 1,2 * abstract * * Experimental procedure and Discussion * [Y] 6-10 [I] 3-5
	International search	[X]JPH10248923 (SAN MEDICAL GIJUTSU KENKYUSHO, et al);
		[Y]JPH11506807 (SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE);
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		[Y]JP2005287598 (TERUMO CORP, et al);
		[Y]JP2009279268 (UNIV TOKAI, et al);
		[Y]JP2010000295 (TERUMO CORP);
		[Y]JP2010068935 (TERUMO CORP, et al);
		[X] - LIN Z. ET AL., "Influence of Chemical Composition and Structure on the Blood Compatibility of Titanium Oxide Films Prepared by E-beam Evaporation.", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE., (2008), vol. 51, pages 223 - 228, XP055137296
		[Y] - YOSHIYUKI UNO ET AL., "High Efficiency Finishing of Biomaterial Titanium Alloy by Wide-area Electron Beam Irradiation", THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS MANUFACTURING & MACHINE TOOL DIVISION KOENKAI KOEN RONBUNSHU, (2004), vol. 5, pages 279 - 280, XP008171696
		[Y] - KAZUMICHI WAKABAYASHI ET AL., "Surface Modification of Dental Alloy by Electron-Beam System (Part 1) : Change of Surface Roughness", THE JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR DENTAL MATERIALS AND DEVICES, (2004), vol. 23, no. 2, page 177, XP008171626
		[Y] - JUNKO TOKUNAGA ET AL., "Surface modification of dental alloy by electron-beam system (Part 4) : Examination on the surface of Titanium and Au-Ag-Pd alloy", THE JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR DENTAL MATERIALS AND DEVICES, (2005), vol. 24, no. 5, page 407, XP008171624
		[Y] - TOKUNAGA J. ET AL., "Large-area electron beam irradiation for surface polishing of cast titanium.", DENTAL MATERIALS JOURNAL, (2009), vol. 28, no. 5, pages 571 - 577, XP055075476 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4012/dmj.28.571
		[Y] - OKADA A. ET AL., "New Surface Modification Method of Bio-Titanium Alloy by EB Polishing.", JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MECHANICAL DESIGN, SYSTEMS, AND MANUFACTURING (WEB), (2008), vol. 2, no. 4, pages 694 - 700, XP055075477 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jamdsm.2.694
		[Y] - JONES M.I. ET AL., "Protein adsorption and platelet attachment and activation, on TiN, TiC, and DLC coatings on titanium for cardiovascular applications.", JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH, (2000), vol. 52, no. 2, pages 413 - 421, XP055075478 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-4636(200011)52:2<413::AID-JBM23>3.0.CO;2-U

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