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EP3180721 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND FOR ACCESSING AND/OR MANIPULATING MEDICALLY RELEVANT INFORMATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  09.12.2022
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.05.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip09.12.2022Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 11.01.2023  [2023/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The University of British Columbia
Industry Liaison Office
No. 103 - 6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 / CA
[2017/25]
Inventor(s)01 / ZIRAKNEJAD, Nima
668 Alpine Court
North Vancouver, British Columbia V7R 2L8 / CA
02 / HOMAYOON, Behrang
2805 - 1495 Richards Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 3E3 / CA
03 / LAWRENCE, Peter
3511 W. 26th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1N6 / CA
04 / LIU, David Ming-Teh
631 Paul's Road
Point Roberts, Washington 98281 / US
 [2017/25]
Representative(s)Hewett, Jonathan Michael Richard, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2017/25]
Application number, filing date15832208.113.08.2015
[2017/25]
WO2015CA50764
Priority number, dateUS201462038157P15.08.2014         Original published format: US 201462038157 P
[2017/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016023123
Date:18.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3180721
Date:21.06.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.02.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA18.02.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06F19/00, G06F3/042, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0484, G06F3/0488, G16H40/60, G06F3/01, G16H40/63
[2018/14]
CPC:
G16H40/63 (EP,US); A61B90/37 (US); A61G13/10 (US);
G06F3/017 (EP,US); G06F3/0425 (US); G06F3/0482 (US);
G06F3/04845 (US); G06F3/0485 (US); G06F3/04883 (EP,US);
G16H30/20 (EP,US); G16H40/60 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/25]G06F19/00, G06F3/042, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0484, G06F3/0488
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 [2017/25]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG MEDIZINISCHER VERFAHREN UND ZUM ZUGRIFF AUF UND/ODER MANIPULIEREN VON MEDIZINISCH RELEVANTEN INFORMATIONEN[2017/25]
English:METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND FOR ACCESSING AND/OR MANIPULATING MEDICALLY RELEVANT INFORMATION[2017/25]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES POUR EXÉCUTER DES ACTES MÉDICAUX ET ACCÉDER À DES INFORMATIONS MÉDICALEMENT PERTINENTES ET/OU MANIPULER DE TELLES INFORMATIONS[2017/25]
Entry into regional phase15.03.2017National basic fee paid 
15.03.2017Search fee paid 
15.03.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
15.03.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.03.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.06.2016Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: CA
15.03.2017Examination requested  [2017/25]
25.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
09.08.2022Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2023/02]
02.09.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2023/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
25.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.08.202107   M06   Fee paid on   25.02.2022
31.08.202208   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2013321346  (TYLER NATHAN [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0006] ** paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0040] *;
 [Y]US2014177909  (LIN HUNG-WEI [TW], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0035] * * paragraph [0050] - paragraph [0051] *;
 [Y]  - JUSTIN H. TAN ET AL, "Informatics in Radiology: Developing a Touchless User Interface for Intraoperative Image Control during Interventional Radiology Procedures", RADIOGRAPHICS., US, (20130430), vol. 33, no. 2, doi:10.1148/rg.332125101, ISSN 0271-5333, pages E61 - E70, XP055453741 [Y] 1-15 * abstract * * page E62 - page E63 * * page E65 * * figures 3-6 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.332125101
International search[A]US2009021475  (STEINLE WOLFGANG [DE], et al) [A] 0 * see whole document *;
 [A]US2009077504  (BELL MATTHEW [US], et al) [A] 0 * sec whole document *;
 [Y]US2014177909  (LIN HUNG-WEI [TW], et al) [Y] 1-76 * see the abstract, paragraphs [0005]-[0007], [0022]-[0024], [0027], [0030], [0032], [0033], [0035], [0036], [0044], [0049]-[0052] *;
 [A]US2014195983  (DU YANGZHOU [CN], et al) [A] 0 * see whole document *;
 [Y]  - WACHS et al., "A gesture-based tool for sterile browsing of radiology images", Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, (20080600), vol. 15, no. 3, doi:doi:10.1197/jamia.M241, pages 321 - 323, XP 055405671 [Y] 1-76 * . see pages 322-323 *
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1931308X.2008.10644149
by applicant   - TAN, JUSTIN H. et al., "Informatics in radiology: Developing a touchless user interface for intraoperative image control during interventional radiology procedures", Radiographics, (20130000), vol. 33, no. 2, doi:10.1148/rg.332125101, pages E61 - E70, XP055453741

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.332125101
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