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EP3035863 - ELASTIC BAND LIGATION DEVICE WITH LOCKING MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF HEMORRHOIDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  19.10.2018
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 21.11.2018  [2018/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CRH Medical Corporation
999 Canada Place
World Trade Center Suite 522
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3E1 / CA
For all designated states
Guttenplan, Mitchel
2270 Roxburgh Drive
Roswell, GA 30076 / US
[2016/26]
Inventor(s)01 / GUTTENPLAN, Mitchel
2955 Arabian Drive
Park City, Utah 84060 / US
02 / CHOTENOVSKY, David
287 Stanley Street
Barrie, ON L4M 6X7 / CA
 [2016/32]
Former [2016/26]01 / GUTTENPLAN, Mitchel
2270 Roxburgh Drive
Roswell, GA 30076 / US
02 / CHOTENOVSKY, David
287 Stanley Street
Barrie, ON L4M 6X7 / CA
Representative(s)Smith, Julian Philip Howard, et al
Mathisen & Macara LLP
Charta House
30-38 Church Street
Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex TW18 4EP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/26]Smith, Julian Philip Howard, et al
Mathisen & Macara LLP
Communications House
South Street
Staines-upon-Thames, Middx TW18 4PR / GB
Application number, filing date13891710.923.10.2013
[2016/26]
WO2013US66397
Priority number, dateUS20131397216821.08.2013         Original published format: US201313972168
[2016/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015026378
Date:26.02.2015
Language:EN
[2015/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3035863
Date:29.06.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.02.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR26.02.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/12, A61B17/08, A61B17/10
[2016/26]
CPC:
A61B17/12009 (EP,US); A61B2017/00818 (EP,US); A61B2017/12018 (EP,US)
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 [2016/26]
TitleGerman:ELASTISCHE BANDBINDUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT EINEM VERRIEGELUNGSMECHANISMUS UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON HÄMORRHOIDEN[2016/26]
English:ELASTIC BAND LIGATION DEVICE WITH LOCKING MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF HEMORRHOIDS[2016/26]
French:DISPOSITIF DE LIGATURE PAR BANDE ÉLASTIQUE AVEC MÉCANISME DE BLOCAGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DES HÉMORROÏDES[2016/26]
Entry into regional phase12.02.2016National basic fee paid 
12.02.2016Search fee paid 
12.02.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
12.02.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.02.2016Examination requested  [2016/26]
29.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.06.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/47]
17.07.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2018/47]
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  09.02.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
07.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
10.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]US5741273  (O'REGAN PATRICK J [CA]) [X] 1,7,14 * column 3, line 54 - column 4, line 5; figures 3-4; claims 1, 8, 13 * * column 4, line 52 - column 5, line 13 * [Y] 2-6,8,9,13 [I] 10-12;
 [Y]EP0696437  (BECTON DICKINSON CO [US]) [Y] 2-6 * page 7, lines 16-50; figures 3-9; claims 4, 7-9 *;
 [Y]WO0003642  (ASTRA AB [SE], et al) [Y] 8,9 * page 9, line 23 - page 10, line 9; figures 5, 8 *;
 [Y]WO2008064344  (APPLIED MED RESOURCES [US], et al) [Y] 13 * page 11, line 24 - page 12, line 13; figure 15 *;
 [A]US2004267287  (NESPER MARKUS [DE], et al) [A] 1-6 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0037]; figures 1-2; claims 5-6 *;
 [A]US3760810  (VAN HOORN M) [A] 1,8-12,14 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2004097969  (FORTIER RICHARD [US], et al) [A] 2-6 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0028]; figure 7 *;
 [A]US2010063517  (CLEATOR LAIN G M [CA]) [A] 7-9 * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0042]; figures 1-4; claim 30 *;
 [A]US6482213  (RIZA EROL D [US]) [A] 8,9,13 * the whole document *;
 [A]CA614878  (SHUTE WALLACE B) [A] 10 * page 4, line 1 - page 5, line 6; figures 2, 4; claims 4-9 *;
 [A]US2010160863  (HEUSER RICHARD R [US]) [A] 13 * paragraph [0052]; figure 7 *;
 [A]EP2111782  (TYCO HEALTHCARE [US]) [A] 13 * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0039]; figures 5-6B *
International search[A]US2010063517  (CLEATOR LAIN G M [CA]);
 [A]US5741273  (O'REGAN PATRICK J [CA]);
 [A]US2009198255  (IKEDA MASAO [JP]);
 [A]US2002072757  (AHMED MUNIR [US], et al);
 [A]US7488333  (GHAREEB ESSAM MOHAMED [GB])
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