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EP3119318 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE CONTACT DETECTION AND FOR AUTO-EXPOSURE AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.01.2022 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 05.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 29.09.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 18.03.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 23.12.2016
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 09.11.2016
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 Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1020 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
	[2017/04]
Inventor(s)	01 / RICHMOND, Geoff Care of: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1020 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
	02 / DICARLO, Jeffrey Care of: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1020 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
	03 / HOFFMAN, Brian D. Care of: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1020 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
	[2021/10]
Former [2017/04]	01 / RICHMOND, Geoff 2994 Casa Nueva Ct. San Jose, California 95124 / US
	02 / DICARLO, Jeffrey 4611 Edgemont Dr. Austin, Texas 78731 / US
	03 / HOFFMAN, Brian D. 365 Kenzo Ct. Mountain View, California 94040 / US
Representative(s)	MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al Mathys & Squire The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG / GB
	[2021/10]
Former [2017/04]	MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date	15764341.2	17.03.2015
	[2017/04]
	WO2015US20892
Priority number, date	US201461954336P	17.03.2014 Original published format: US 201461954336 P
	US201461954381P	17.03.2014 Original published format: US 201461954381 P
	[2017/04]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015142799
	Date:	24.09.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3119318
	Date:	25.01.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3119318
	Date:	10.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/10]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	24.09.2015
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.11.2017
Classification	IPC:	A61B90/00, A61B1/06	[2017/50]
	CPC:	A61B34/30 (EP,US); A61B1/00006 (EP,KR,US); A61B1/00009 (EP,KR,US); A61B1/00055 (EP,KR); A61B1/00062 (US); A61B1/00165 (KR,US); (+) A61B1/00193 (EP,KR,US); A61B1/045 (EP,KR,US); A61B1/06 (EP,US); A61B1/0655 (EP,KR,US); A61B34/35 (KR); A61B90/30 (EP,KR,US); A61B2034/301 (EP,KR,US); A61B2090/065 (EP,KR,US); A61B2090/0801 (US); A61B2090/08021 (EP,KR,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2017/04]	A61B90/00
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 [2017/04]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR GEWEBEKONTAKTDETEKTION UND ZUR AUTOBELICHTUNGS- UND BELEUCHTUNGSSTEUERUNG	[2017/04]
	English:	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE CONTACT DETECTION AND FOR AUTO-EXPOSURE AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL	[2017/04]
	French:	SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LA DÉTECTION D'UN CONTACT AVEC UN TISSU ET POUR LA COMMANDE D'UNE AUTO-EXPOSITION ET D'UN ÉCLAIRAGE	[2017/04]
Entry into regional phase	17.10.2016	National basic fee paid
	17.10.2016	Search fee paid
	17.10.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.10.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.10.2016	Examination requested [2017/04]
	17.10.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	11.06.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	23.03.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.07.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.09.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.01.2021	Fee for grant paid
	28.01.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	28.01.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP21154425.9 / EP3834702
Opposition(s)	13.12.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	17.03.2015
	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	MK	10.03.2021
	MT	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	LU	17.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	17.03.2015
	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	MK	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	LU	17.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	17.03.2015
	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	LU	17.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	17.03.2015
	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	LU	17.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	LU	17.03.2021
	BE	31.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	IT	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	LU	17.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/11]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	LU	17.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	LU	17.03.2021
	CH	31.03.2021
	LI	31.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	LU	17.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	17.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/43]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/37]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US2001056238 (TSUJITA KAZUHIRO [JP]);
		[XDAY]US6511422 (CHATENEVER DAVID [US]);
		[Y]WO2013027455 (OLYMPUS CORP [JP], et al);
		[P]EP2749202 (OLYMPUS CORP [JP])
	International search	[A]US2003078477 (KANG UK [KR], et al);
		[A]US2007276198 (ELI HORN [IL]);
		[A]US2009118578 (TAKASUGI KEI [JP], et al);
		[A]EP2682044 (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]);
		[A]US2014046341 (DICARLO JEFFREY [US])
	Examination	US6464633
		US2012071718

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