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EP3313496 - APPARATUS FOR INTRAVASCULAR MEASUREMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/18]	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTRAVASCULAR MEASUREMENTS
	[2020/20]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.09.2021 Database last updated on 21.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.06.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 20.12.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 30.03.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 30.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Zurich Medical Corporation 1470 Arden Vista Court Suite 200 St. Paul, MN 55112 / US
	[2018/18]
Inventor(s)	01 / SHAM, Kin-Joe 1470 Arden Vista Court Suite 200 St. Paul, Minnesota 55112 / US
	02 / DONADIO, James V., III. 1470 Arden Vista Court Suite 200 St. Paul, Minnesota 55112 / US
	03 / CHAN, Charles C.H. 1470 Arden Vista Court Suite 200 St. Paul, Minnesota 55112 / US
	[2018/18]
Representative(s)	Roberts, David Page White & Farrer Limited Bedford House 21A John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2018/18]	Roberts, David Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB
Application number, filing date	16815059.7	14.06.2016
	[2018/18]
	WO2016US37389
Priority number, date	US201514747692	23.06.2015 Original published format: US201514747692
	US201514930168	02.11.2015 Original published format: US201514930168
	[2018/18]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016209665
	Date:	29.12.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/52]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3313496
	Date:	02.05.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.12.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/18]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3313496
	Date:	11.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/46]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	29.12.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.01.2019
Classification	IPC:	A61M25/00, A61B5/00, A61B5/02, A61B5/0215, // A61M25/09	[2019/04]
	CPC:	A61B5/0215 (EP,CN,KR); A61B5/6851 (EP,CN,KR); A61B5/02007 (EP,CN,KR); A61B5/742 (EP,CN); A61B5/7475 (EP,CN); A61M25/09 (CN,KR); (+) A61B2560/0204 (EP,CN); A61B2560/028 (EP,CN); A61B2560/04 (EP,CN); A61B2560/0431 (EP,CN); A61M2025/09091 (CN); A61M2025/09108 (CN); A61M2025/09133 (KR) (-)
	Former IPC [2018/18]	A61M25/00, A61B5/00
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 [2018/18]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG FÜR INTRAVASKULÄRE MESSUNGEN	[2020/20]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR INTRAVASCULAR MEASUREMENTS	[2020/20]
	French:	APPAREIL POUR MESURES INTRAVASCULAIRES	[2020/20]
	Former [2018/18]	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR INTRAVASKULÄRE MESSUNGEN
	Former [2018/18]	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTRAVASCULAR MEASUREMENTS
	Former [2018/18]	APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR MESURES INTRAVASCULAIRES
Entry into regional phase	19.12.2017	National basic fee paid
	19.12.2017	Search fee paid
	19.12.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.12.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.12.2017	Examination requested [2018/18]
	19.12.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	24.07.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	07.01.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	13.03.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.06.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.09.2020	Fee for grant paid
	29.09.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	29.09.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	12.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/42]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.06.2020	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	14.06.2016
	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CY	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	MK	11.11.2020
	MT	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
	LU	14.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/22]	HU	14.06.2016
	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CY	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	MK	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
	LU	14.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	14.06.2016
	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CY	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
	LU	14.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CY	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
	LU	14.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
	LU	14.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
	LU	14.06.2021
Former [2022/18]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
	LU	14.06.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/36]	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/35]	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/34]	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/33]	AT	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LT	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/32]	AT	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/28]	AT	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	HR	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/25]	AT	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/23]	AT	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
	LV	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/22]	FI	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	NO	11.02.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	11.11.2020
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	11.11.2020
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