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EP3197517 - APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AORTIC VALVE OPENING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/31]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AORTIC VALVE OPENING
[2019/23]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.08.2020
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.09.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited
Victoria Street
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010 / AU
For all designated states
Medical University Of Vienna
Spitalgasse 23
1090 Vienna / AT
[2017/31]
Inventor(s)01 / GRANEGGER, Marcus
Gottschallgasse 17
A-2380 Perchtoldsdorf / AT
02 / MOSCATO, Francesco
Martinstrasse 56/1
A-1180 Vienna / AT
03 / SCHIMA, Heinrich
Koernergasse 7/9
A-1020 Vienna / AT
04 / HAYWARD, Christopher Simon
47 Mary Street
Longueville, New South Wales 2066 / AU
 [2017/31]
Representative(s)Onsagers AS
P.O. Box 1813 Vika
0123 Oslo / NO
[N/P]
Former [2017/31]Onsagers AS
Munkedamsveien 35
P.O. Box 1813 Vika
0123 Oslo / NO
Application number, filing date15845296.122.09.2015
[2017/31]
WO2015AU50566
Priority number, dateAU2014090379423.09.2014         Original published format: AU 2014903794
[2017/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2016044889
Date:31.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/13]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3197517
Date:02.08.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.03.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3197517
Date:23.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU23.06.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61M1/12, A61B5/02, A61M1/10
[2017/31]
CPC:
A61M60/546 (EP,US); A61M60/148 (US); A61M60/178 (EP,US);
A61M60/216 (EP,US); A61M60/523 (EP,US); A61M60/531 (EP,US);
A61M60/569 (EP,US); A61M60/585 (EP,US); A61M2205/33 (EP,US);
A61M2205/3303 (EP,US); A61M2205/3334 (EP,US); A61M2205/3365 (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 [2017/31]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINER AORTENKLAPPENÖFFNUNG[2019/23]
English:APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AORTIC VALVE OPENING[2019/23]
French:APPAREIL POUR DÉTERMINER UNE OUVERTURE DE VALVULE AORTIQUE[2019/23]
Former [2017/31]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINER AORTENKLAPPENÖFFNUNG
Former [2017/31]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AORTIC VALVE OPENING
Former [2017/31]PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR DÉTERMINER UNE OUVERTURE DE VALVULE AORTIQUE
Entry into regional phase23.03.2017National basic fee paid 
20.04.2017Search fee paid 
23.03.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
23.03.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.03.2017Examination requested  [2017/31]
23.03.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.08.2019Fee for grant paid
30.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
11.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU22.09.2015
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2014015300  (UNIV MINNESOTA [US]) [A] 1-15 * page 12, line 28 - page 14, line 29; figures 9-12 ** page 2, lines 17-25; claim 9 *;
 [A]US2014114202  (HEIN MARC [DE], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0014] - [0016] - [ 0041] - [0044]; figure 5 *
International search[A]US6066086  (ANTAKI JAMES F [US], et al) [A] 1-29 * see whole document *;
 [A]US2010087742  (BISHOP COREY J [US], et al) [A] 1-29 * see whole document *;
 [A]WO2013184932  (HEARTWARE INC [US], et al) [A] 1-29* see whole document *;
 [A]WO2014044287  (RWTH AACHEN [DE]) [A] 1-29 * see whole document *;
 [A]  - GRANEGGER, M. et al., "Assessment of Aortic Valve Opening During Rotary Blood Pump Support Using Pump Signals", Artificial Organs., (20140400), vol. 38, no. 4, pages 290 - 297, XP055423277 [A] 1-29 * see whole document *

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