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EP2713894 - SYSTEM FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE REPAIR OF HEART VALVE LEAFLETS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/15]	MINIMALLY INVASIVE REPAIR OF HEART VALVE LEAFLETS
	[2020/33]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.11.2021 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.12.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.08.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 25.05.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states NeoChord, Inc. 7700 Equitable Drive Suite 206 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
	[2014/15]
Inventor(s)	01 / ZENTGRAF, John C/o Neochord Inc. 7700 Equitable Drive Suite 206 Eden Prarie, MN 55344 / US
	02 / PARINS, David, Joseph C/o Neochord Inc. 7700 Equitable Drive Suite 206 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
	03 / SAINI, Arun C/o Neochord Inc. 7700 Equitable Drive Suite 206 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 / US
	[2014/15]
Representative(s)	Harris, Oliver John Richard, et al Novagraaf UK Centrum Norwich Research Park Colney Lane Norwich NR4 7UG / GB
	[2014/33]
Former [2014/15]	Harris, Oliver John Richard Novagraaf UK 12 Meridian Way Meridian Business Park Norwich NR7 0TA / GB
Application number, filing date	12792116.1	01.06.2012
	[2021/03]
	WO2012US40512
Priority number, date	US201161492135P	01.06.2011 Original published format: US 201161492135 P
	[2014/15]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2012167120
	Date:	06.12.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/49]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2713894
	Date:	09.04.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2713894
	Date:	20.01.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/03]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	28.02.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.01.2015
Classification	IPC:	A61B17/04, A61F2/24, A61M25/09, A61M25/088, A61B17/34	[2014/15]
	CPC:	A61F2/2457 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/0057 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/0467 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/0469 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/0482 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/0487 (EP,CN,US); (+) A61B2017/00243 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00606 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/0456 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/0496 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/06042 (EP,CN,US); A61F2250/0012 (EP,CN,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 [2014/15]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SYSTEM ZUR MINIMAL-INVASIVEN REPARATUR VON HERZKLAPPENBLÄTTCHEN	[2020/33]
	English:	SYSTEM FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE REPAIR OF HEART VALVE LEAFLETS	[2020/33]
	French:	SYSTÈME DE RÉPARATION À EFFRACTION MINIMALE DES VALVULES CARDIAQUES	[2020/33]
	Former [2014/15]	MINIMAL-INVASIVE REPARATUR VON HERZKLAPPENBLÄTTCHEN
	Former [2014/15]	MINIMALLY INVASIVE REPAIR OF HEART VALVE LEAFLETS
	Former [2014/15]	RÉPARATION À EFFRACTION MINIMALE DE FEUILLETS DE VALVULE CARDIAQUE
Entry into regional phase	09.12.2013	National basic fee paid
	09.12.2013	Search fee paid
	09.12.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	09.12.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.12.2013	Examination requested [2014/15]
	24.07.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.10.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.08.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.12.2020	Fee for grant paid
	14.12.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	14.12.2020	Receipt 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 24.05.2018
Opposition(s)	21.10.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/52]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.06.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	24.06.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	01.06.2012
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
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	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
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	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
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	IE	01.06.2021
	LU	01.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	01.06.2012
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
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	GR	21.04.2021
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	IE	01.06.2021
	LU	01.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2023/28]	HU	01.06.2012
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
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	IE	01.06.2021
	LU	01.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
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	LI	30.06.2021
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	BE	30.06.2021
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Former [2022/34]	AL	20.01.2021
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	IE	01.06.2021
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	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	20.01.2021
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	IE	01.06.2021
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	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
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	IE	01.06.2021
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	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
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	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
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	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
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	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	20.01.2021
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	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
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	SE	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/42]	AT	20.01.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
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Former [2021/39]	AT	20.01.2021
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US2008004485 (MORESCHI RAFAEL M [US]);
		[X]US2008183194 (GOLDFARB ERIC A [US], et al);
		[X]US2008243245 (THAMBAR SUKU [AU], et al);
		[X]US2009192598 (LATTOUF OMAR M [US]);
		[X]US2010217283 (ST GOAR FREDERICK G [US], et al)
	International search	[A]US4836204 (LANDYMORE RODERICK W [CA], et al);
		[A]WO2005087140 (PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR SO [AU], et al);
		[X]US2008004485 (MORESCHI RAFAEL M [US]);
		[A]US2008125861 (WEBLER WILLIAM E [US], et al);
		[A]US2008183194 (GOLDFARB ERIC A [US], et al)
	by applicant	WO2006078694
		US2008004485
		US2008183194
		US2008228223
		US2009105751
		US2009105729

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