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EP About this file: EP2693953

EP2693953 - MULTI-MODALITY MEDICAL SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.05.2019
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volcano Corporation
3661 Valley Centre Dr., Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
[2018/27]
Former [2014/07]For all designated states
Volcano Corporation
3661 Valley Center Dr., Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DE JONG, Duane
9264 Balboa Park Way
Elk Grove, CA 95624 / US
02 / LITZZA, Gerald L.
3581 Buena Vista Drive
Sacramento, CA 95864 / US
03 / SCHUERKAMP, Dennis
53414 President Avenue
North Highlands, CA 95660 / US
04 / HOSEIT, Paul Mitchell
1765 Canberra Place
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 / US
 [2018/27]
Former [2014/07]01 / DE JONG, Duane
9264 Balboa Park Way
Elk Grove, California 95624 / US
02 / LITZZA, Gerald L.
3581 Buena Vista Drive
Sacramento, California 95864 / US
03 / SCHUERKAMP, Dennis
53414 President Avenue
North Highlands, California 95660 / US
04 / HOSEIT, Paul Mitchell
1765 Canberra Place
El Dorado Hills, California 95762 / US
Representative(s)de Haan, Poul Erik, et al
Philips International B.V.
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[2018/27]
Former [2014/07]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date12782539.605.04.2012
[2018/27]
WO2012US32335
Priority number, dateUS201161473570P08.04.2011         Original published format: US 201161473570 P
[2014/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012154335
Date:15.11.2012
Language:EN
[2012/46]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2693953
Date:12.02.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.11.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2693953
Date:04.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR07.03.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.05.2015
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/06, G01B9/02, A61B6/03
[2018/09]
CPC:
A61B5/0024 (EP,US); A61B5/055 (EP,US); A61B5/33 (US);
G16H40/67 (EP,US); A61B2560/0437 (EP); A61B5/0035 (EP);
A61B5/0066 (EP); A61B5/0215 (EP); A61B5/318 (EP);
F04C2270/0421 (EP); G16H40/63 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/07]A61B8/06, G01B9/02, A61B6/03, G06Q50/24
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:MULTIMODALES MEDIZINISCHES ERFASSUNGSSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN[2014/07]
English:MULTI-MODALITY MEDICAL SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD[2014/07]
French:SYSTÈME ET MÉTHODE DE DÉTECTION MÉDICALE À MULTIMODALITÉ[2014/07]
Entry into regional phase03.10.2013National basic fee paid 
03.10.2013Search fee paid 
03.10.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
03.10.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.10.2013Examination requested  [2014/07]
30.12.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.01.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.05.2018Fee for grant paid
25.05.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.05.2018Receipt 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  26.01.2018
Opposition(s)05.04.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.04.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
30.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.04.2012
AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CY04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
DK04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
MC04.07.2018
MK04.07.2018
MT04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SI04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
SM04.07.2018
TR04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
PT05.11.2018
[2022/31]
Former [2021/34]HU05.04.2012
AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CY04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
DK04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
MC04.07.2018
MT04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SI04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
SM04.07.2018
TR04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
PT05.11.2018
Former [2021/32]HU05.04.2012
AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CY04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
DK04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
MC04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SI04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
SM04.07.2018
TR04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
PT05.11.2018
Former [2021/26]AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CY04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
DK04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
MC04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SI04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
SM04.07.2018
TR04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
PT05.11.2018
Former [2020/29]AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
DK04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
MC04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SI04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
SM04.07.2018
TR04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
PT05.11.2018
Former [2020/16]AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
DK04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
MC04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SI04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
SM04.07.2018
TR04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2020/02]AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
DK04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
MC04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SI04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
SM04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2019/37]AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
DK04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SI04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
SM04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2019/26]AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
DK04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
SM04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2019/24]AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
EE04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
SK04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2019/22]AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RO04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2019/12]AL04.07.2018
AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
ES04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
LV04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2019/11]AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
HR04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2019/10]AT04.07.2018
CZ04.07.2018
FI04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
PL04.07.2018
RS04.07.2018
SE04.07.2018
BG04.10.2018
NO04.10.2018
GR05.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2019/08]FI04.07.2018
LT04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
NO04.10.2018
IS04.11.2018
Former [2019/07]LT04.07.2018
NL04.07.2018
Former [2019/04]NL04.07.2018
Documents cited:Search[XA]US2003216621  (ALPERT HOWARD DAVID [US], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0057] * * paragraph [0066] - paragraph [0068] * * figures 1,2 * [A] 2-15;
 [XI]US2006173246  (ZALESKI JOHN R [US]) [X] 1-6,9,10,12,13 * abstract * * paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0034] * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0062] * [I] 7,8,11,14,15;
 [XA]US2008269572  (KANZ WILLIAM RUSSELL [US], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0042] * * figures 1,3 *[A] 2-15
International search[A]JP2002541563  (ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.);
 [A]US2006173246  (ZALESKI JOHN R [US]);
 [A]JP2008293189  (KONICA MINOLTA MED & GRAPHIC);
 [X]US2011087664  (WESTIN MARTIN [SE], et al)
by applicantUS2003216621
 US2006173246
 US2008269572
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