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EP About this file: EP2659854

EP2659854 - Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist joint [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.02.2021
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 06.07.2022  [2022/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2017/45]
Former [2017/37]For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
Former [2013/45]For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1266 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Cooper, Thomas, G.
304 Concord Drive
Menlo Park, CA California 94025 / US
02 / Chang, Stacey
815 Selkirk Place
Sunnyvale, CA California 94087 / US
03 / Anderson, Christopher, S.
371 Prospect Street
Northampton, MA Massachusetts 01060 / US
04 / Williams, Dustin
200 East Dana Street, Apt. E114
Mountain View, CA California 94041 / US
05 / Manzo, Scott
272 East Village Road
Shelton, CT Connecticut 06484 / US
06 / Wallace, Daniel, T.
621 Glenloch Way
Redwood City, CA California 94062 / US
 [2013/45]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/16]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Former [2013/45]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London
EC1N 2SQ / GB
Application number, filing date13162796.001.07.2002
[2013/45]
Priority number, dateUS20010301967P29.06.2001         Original published format: US 301967 P
US20010327702P05.10.2001         Original published format: US 327702 P
US2002018724828.06.2002         Original published format: US 187248
[2013/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2659854
Date:06.11.2013
Language:EN
[2013/45]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2659854
Date:21.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2659854
Date:15.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.05.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/30, A61B17/29, A61B1/00, A61B34/00, // A61B1/005, A61B1/008
[2017/12]
CPC:
A61B17/00234 (EP,US); A61B34/30 (EP,US); A61B34/71 (EP,US);
A61B34/72 (EP,US); A61B1/0055 (EP,US); A61B1/0057 (EP,US);
A61B1/008 (EP,US); A61B2017/00314 (EP,US); A61B2017/0069 (US);
A61B2017/2908 (EP,US); A61B2017/2929 (EP,US); A61B2017/2936 (EP,US);
A61B2034/304 (EP,US); A61B2034/305 (EP,US); A61B2034/306 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/45]A61B19/00, A61B17/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2018/06]
Former [2013/45]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Chirurgisches Werkzeug mit positiv positionierbarem sehnenaktiviertem Mehrscheiben-Handgelenk[2013/45]
English:Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist joint[2013/45]
French:Outil chirurgical doté d'une articulation de poignée multidisques positionnable actionnée par tendon[2020/16]
Former [2013/45]Outil chirurgical doté dýune articulation de poignée multidisques positionnable actionnée par tendon
Examination procedure08.04.2013Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.12.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.12.2017Examination requested  [2018/06]
07.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.03.2020Fee for grant paid
04.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02748026.8  / EP1585425
Divisional application(s)EP19164807.0  / EP3524201
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20020748026) is  06.04.2011
Opposition(s)18.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
08.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
08.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
08.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
08.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
08.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
08.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
08.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
08.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
22.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 12
23.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 13
23.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 14
22.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 15
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 16
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 17
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 18
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT15.04.2020
CY15.04.2020
CZ15.04.2020
DK15.04.2020
EE15.04.2020
ES15.04.2020
FI15.04.2020
IT15.04.2020
MC15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
SK15.04.2020
TR15.04.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
BG15.07.2020
GB15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
FR31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
[2022/27]
Former [2022/26]AT15.04.2020
CZ15.04.2020
DK15.04.2020
EE15.04.2020
ES15.04.2020
FI15.04.2020
IT15.04.2020
MC15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
SK15.04.2020
TR15.04.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
BG15.07.2020
GB15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
FR31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/23]AT15.04.2020
CZ15.04.2020
DK15.04.2020
EE15.04.2020
ES15.04.2020
FI15.04.2020
IT15.04.2020
MC15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
SK15.04.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
BG15.07.2020
GB15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
FR31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/22]AT15.04.2020
CZ15.04.2020
DK15.04.2020
EE15.04.2020
ES15.04.2020
FI15.04.2020
IT15.04.2020
MC15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
SK15.04.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
BG15.07.2020
GB15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/20]AT15.04.2020
CZ15.04.2020
DK15.04.2020
EE15.04.2020
ES15.04.2020
FI15.04.2020
IT15.04.2020
MC15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
SK15.04.2020
IE01.07.2020
LU01.07.2020
BG15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
CH31.07.2020
LI31.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/13]AT15.04.2020
CZ15.04.2020
DK15.04.2020
EE15.04.2020
ES15.04.2020
FI15.04.2020
IT15.04.2020
MC15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
SK15.04.2020
BG15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/10]AT15.04.2020
CZ15.04.2020
DK15.04.2020
EE15.04.2020
ES15.04.2020
FI15.04.2020
IT15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
SK15.04.2020
BG15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/09]AT15.04.2020
CZ15.04.2020
DK15.04.2020
EE15.04.2020
ES15.04.2020
FI15.04.2020
IT15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
BG15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/08]DK15.04.2020
ES15.04.2020
FI15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
BG15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/01]FI15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
BG15.07.2020
GR16.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/50]FI15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
GR16.07.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/48]FI15.04.2020
NL15.04.2020
SE15.04.2020
PT17.08.2020
Documents cited:Search[XI]US4919382  (FORMAN DONALD B [US]) [X] 1,3 * column 2, line 57 - column 4, line 24; figure 1 * [I] 4,5,10;
 [A]US5619195  (ALLEN CLAY D [US], et al) [A] 10 * figure 2 *;
 [A]US5916146  (ALLOTTA BENEDETTO [IT], et al) [A] 1-13 * column 4, line 6 - line 24; figure 4 ** column 6, line 1 - line 31; figures 7-9 *
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