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EP3189771 - STEERABLE TUBE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Examination is in progress Status updated on 27.03.2023 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 22.02.2023
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.11.2018
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 15.06.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	26.07.2023	New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: payment of fee
	26.07.2023	New entry: Renewal fee paid
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Steerable Instruments nv Poortakkerstraat 9c 9051 Sint-Denijs-Westrem / BE
	[2017/28]
Inventor(s)	01 / Dewaele, Frank Pruimenbosstraat 13 9840 De Pinte / BE
	02 / Mabilde, Cyriel Wallestraat 39 9700 Oudenaarde / BE
	03 / Blanckaert, Bart Peperstraat F1 9900 Eeklo / BE
	[2017/28]
Representative(s)	(deleted)
	[N/P]
Former [2017/28]	Gyi, Jeffrey Ivan, et al De Clercq & Partners Edgard Gevaertdreef 10 a 9830 Sint-Martens-Latem / BE
Application number, filing date	16194308.9	05.02.2009
	[2017/28]
Priority number, date	EP20080151060	05.02.2008 Original published format: EP 08151060
	[2017/28]
Previously filed application, date	EP20130167486	05.02.2009
	[2017/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3189771
	Date:	12.07.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/28]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.05.2017
Classification	IPC:	A61B1/005, A61B1/00, A61B1/008, A61B17/29, A61B1/01, A61M25/01, // A61B18/14, A61B17/00, A61B90/50	[2017/28]
	CPC:	A61B1/00071 (EP,US); A61B34/70 (US); A61B1/0016 (EP,US); A61B1/0052 (EP,US); A61B1/0055 (EP,US); A61B1/0057 (EP,US); (+) A61B1/008 (EP,US); A61B1/01 (US); A61B17/2909 (EP,US); A61B17/320016 (US); A61M25/0136 (US); A61M25/0138 (EP,US); A61M25/0141 (EP,US); A61M25/0158 (EP,US); A61B1/0053 (EP,US); A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61B2017/003 (EP,US); A61B2017/00442 (EP,US); A61B2017/291 (EP,US); A61B2090/508 (EP,US); A61M2025/0161 (EP,US); Y10T29/496 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	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, SE, SI, SK, TR [2017/28]
Title	German:	LENKBARES ROHR	[2017/28]
	English:	STEERABLE TUBE	[2017/28]
	French:	TUYAU ORIENTABLE	[2017/28]
Examination procedure	deleted	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.10.2016	Examination requested [2017/28]
	18.10.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	02.05.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.11.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	21.06.2019	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	21.08.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.01.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	09.07.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.02.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.03.2023	Observations by third parties
	27.03.2023	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	03.04.2023	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP09708106.1 / EP2259710
	EP13167486.3 / EP2664270
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	21.08.2019	Request for further processing filed
	21.08.2019	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.09.2019	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
	02.05.2018	Request for further processing filed
	02.05.2018	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	04.06.2018	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
	02.05.2018	Request for further processing filed
	02.05.2018	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	04.06.2018	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	18.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	18.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 07
	18.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 08
	17.02.2017	Renewal fee patent year 09
	22.02.2018	Renewal fee patent year 10
	21.02.2019	Renewal fee patent year 11
	24.02.2020	Renewal fee patent year 12
	30.07.2021	Renewal fee patent year 13
	25.07.2022	Renewal fee patent year 14
	26.07.2023	Renewal fee patent year 15
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	28.02.2021	13 M06 Fee paid on 30.07.2021
	28.02.2022	14 M06 Fee paid on 25.07.2022
	28.02.2023	15 M06 Fee paid on 26.07.2023
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Stay/Interruption	09.05.2023	Interruption of proceedings. Reason: legal prevention of applicant	[2023/31]
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US2004236316 (DANITZ DAVID J [US], et al) [X] 1-4 * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0047] * * figures 10a-11 *;
		[X]US2005096694 (LEE WOOJIN [US]) [X] 1-5 * paragraph [0053] - paragraphs [0055] , [0059] , [0061] , [0063] * * figures 1-4,5c *;
		[X]WO2005067785 (UNIV DELFT TECH [NL], et al) [X] 1-5 * page 5, line 27 - page 6, line 28 ** figures 1a-2b *;
		[X]US2005273085 (HINMAN CAMERON D [US], et al) [X] 1-5 * paragraphs [0032] , [0033] , [0036] - paragraph [0040] * * figures 1a-2c *
	other	WO2009112060
		WO2009127236

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