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EP2988696 - SURGICAL EQUIPMENT CONTROL INPUT VISUALIZATION FIELD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  03.11.2017
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.11.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 06.12.2017  [2017/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2016/09]
Inventor(s)01 / MEI, Yiming
102 Boston Fern Common
Fremont, California 94539 / US
02 / IKEDA, Michael
12411 Radoyka Drive
Saratoga, California 95070 / US
 [2016/09]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/09]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date14788411.824.04.2014
[2016/09]
WO2014US35258
Priority number, dateUS201361815973P25.04.2013         Original published format: US 201361815973 P
[2016/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014176403
Date:30.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2988696
Date:02.03.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.10.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR30.10.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61B90/00, B25J13/06, B25J13/08, A61B18/12, A61B17/29
[2016/09]
CPC:
B25J9/1689 (EP,US); A61B5/065 (US); A61B1/00045 (US);
A61B1/00193 (US); A61B34/30 (EP,US); A61B34/37 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00973 (EP,US); A61B2018/00982 (US); A61B2090/371 (EP,US);
A61B2090/372 (EP,US); A61B90/361 (EP,US); G05B2219/40169 (EP,US);
G05B2219/40195 (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 [2016/09]
TitleGerman:STEUEREINGANGS-VISUALISIERUNGSFELD FÜR EINE CHIRURGISCHE AUSRÜSTUNG[2016/09]
English:SURGICAL EQUIPMENT CONTROL INPUT VISUALIZATION FIELD[2016/09]
French:CHAMP DE VISUALISATION D'ENTRÉE DE COMMANDE D'ÉQUIPEMENT CHIRURGICAL[2016/09]
Entry into regional phase28.10.2015National basic fee paid 
28.10.2015Search fee paid 
28.10.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
28.10.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.10.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.10.2015Examination requested  [2016/09]
03.06.2017Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/49]
14.07.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2017/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2005065658  (GREEN PHILIP S [US]) [A] 1,12 * paragraphs [0009] - [0013]; figure 1 ** abstract *;
 [Y]WO2013005862  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP], et al) [Y] 9 * paragraph [0028]; figures 1,5 *;
 [XI]WO2013018936  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,4-7,12-15 * paragraphs [0015] , [0 30] , [0 31] , [0 43]; figures 5, 6,10 * [I] 3,8,10;
 [XYI]JP2013034836  (OLYMPUS CORP) [X] 1,2,4-7,12-15 * the whole document * [Y] 9 [I] 3,8,10
International search[A]US6852107  (WANG YULUN [US], et al);
 [A]US2009088772  (BLUMENKRANZ STEPHEN J [US]);
 [A]US2011118753  (ITKOWITZ BRANDON [US], et al);
 [X]US8120301  (GOLDBERG RANDAL P [US], et al);
 [A]  - SIM ET AL., "Equipment and technology in surgical robotics", WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, (2006), vol. 24, no. ISSUE, pages 128 - 135, XP019424695

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00345-006-0070-6
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