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EP3270794 - TISSUE ANCHORS AND PERCUTANEOUS TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR USING A TISSUE ANCHOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.08.2021
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
One Edwards Way
Irvine, CA 92614 / US
[2019/45]
Former [2018/04]For all designated states
Mitralign, Inc.
3 Highwood Drive, Suite 200E
Tewksbury, MA 01876 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CAHALANE, Steven
31 Velma Circle
Pelham, NH 03076 / US
02 / ROBINSON, Jason
6 Cardinal Road
Windham, NH 03087 / US
03 / HOUSE, Morgan
90 Halls Mill Road
Newfields, NH 03856 / US
 [2018/04]
Representative(s)Eisenführ Speiser
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 31 02 60
80102 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/04]Studio Torta S.p.A.
Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino / IT
Application number, filing date15715545.818.03.2015
[2018/04]
WO2015US21346
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016148714
Date:22.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3270794
Date:24.01.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/04, A61F2/24
[2018/04]
CPC:
A61B17/0401 (EP,CN); A61B2017/00243 (EP,CN); A61B2017/00477 (EP,CN);
A61B2017/00783 (EP,CN); A61B2017/00876 (EP,CN); A61B2017/0406 (EP,CN);
A61B2017/0409 (EP,CN); A61B2017/0414 (EP,CN); A61B2017/0417 (EP,CN);
A61B2017/0419 (EP,CN); A61B2017/0464 (EP,CN); A61F2/2445 (EP,CN) (-)
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 [2018/04]
TitleGerman:GEWEBEANKER UND PERKUTANE TRIKUSPIDALKLAPPENREPARATUR UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES GEWEBEANKERS[2018/04]
English:TISSUE ANCHORS AND PERCUTANEOUS TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR USING A TISSUE ANCHOR[2018/04]
French:ANCRAGES TISSULAIRES ET RÉPARATION DE VALVE TRICUSPIDE PERCUTANÉE UTILISANT UN ANCRAGE TISSULAIRE[2018/04]
Entry into regional phase09.10.2017National basic fee paid 
09.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
09.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/04]
09.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division to which search results under Rule 164(2) EPC are annexed (Time limit: M04) [2021/36]
10.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.12.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
18.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
20.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
15.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
14.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
03.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.201905   M06   Fee paid on   18.04.2019
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2005119734  (SPENCE PAUL A [US], et al);
 [X]US2010070028  (SUGIMOTO HIROATSU [US]);
 [X]US2014243894  (GROOTHUIS ADAM [US], et al);
 [X]US2014243859  (ROBINSON JASON [US])
ExaminationUS2007080188
by applicantUS20070685242
 US20070753921
 US20070935054
 US20080273670
 US20090557655
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