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EP About this file: EP3337378

EP3337378 - ROTATION ADAPTER AND RECEIVER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.04.2024
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.11.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.05.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 14.08.2024  [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LSI Solutions, Inc.
7796 Victor-Mendon Road
Victor, NY 14564 / US
[2018/26]
Inventor(s)01 / SAUER, Jude S. M.D.
451 West Bloomfield Road
Pittsford, NY 14534 / US
02 / PATTI, Jason C.
100 Stockton Lane
Rochester, NY 14625 / US
 [2018/26]
Representative(s)Flügel Preissner Schober Seidel
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 20
80335 München / DE
[2023/23]
Former [2018/26]Flügel Preissner Schober Seidel
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Nymphenburger Strasse 20
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date16837923.819.08.2016
[2018/26]
WO2016US47839
Priority number, dateUS201562207287P19.08.2015         Original published format: US 201562207287 P
[2018/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2017031448
Date:23.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/08]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3337378
Date:27.06.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.02.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3337378
Date:07.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US30.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/04
[2019/13]
CPC:
A61B17/0487 (EP,US); A61B17/0401 (US); A61B17/0467 (EP,US);
A61B17/0469 (EP,US); A61B17/0625 (EP,US); A61B90/08 (US);
F16H25/186 (US); A61B2017/00243 (EP,US); A61B2017/00398 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00455 (EP,US); A61B2017/0409 (EP,US); A61B2017/042 (US);
A61B2017/0454 (EP,US); A61B2017/0488 (EP,US); A61B2017/06009 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2929 (EP,US); A61B2090/0811 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/26]A61B1/00, A61B17/00, A61B17/04
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 [2018/26]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DREHADAPTER UND EMPFÄNGER FÜR MINIMAL INVASIVE CHIRURGISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN[2018/26]
English:ROTATION ADAPTER AND RECEIVER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL DEVICES[2018/26]
French:ADAPTATEUR DE ROTATION ET RÉCEPTEUR POUR DISPOSITIFS CHIRURGICAUX À INVASION MINIMALE[2018/26]
Entry into regional phase19.02.2018National basic fee paid 
19.02.2018Search fee paid 
19.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
19.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/26]
19.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.11.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.03.2023Fee for grant paid
24.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
16.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
17.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
26.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
26.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
IE19.08.2023
CH31.08.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
[2024/33]
Former [2024/24]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
CH31.08.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/16]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/10]CZ07.06.2023
ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/08]ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/51]ES07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/50]ES07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/48]ES07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
Former [2023/46]ES07.06.2023
Documents cited:Search[X]US2003060841  (DEL RIO EDDY H [US], et al) [X] 1,12 * figure 12 *;
 [Y]US7344545  (TAKEMOTO SHOTARO [JP], et al) [Y] 13 * figure 158 *;
 [XY]EP1946708  (UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP [US]) [X] 1,12 * figures 16,18,29 * [Y] 7-11,14,15;
 [X]US2011040308  (CABRERA RAMIRO [US], et al) [X] 1,12* figure 60 *;
 [XYI]DE202013104656U  (LINK WALDEMAR GMBH CO [DE]) [X] 1,4,12 * figures 2,3 * [Y] 7-11,13-15 [I] 2,3,5,6;
 [X]US2015045819  (HOUSER KEVIN L [US], et al) [X] 1,12 * figure 6 *
International search[XYA]US6733218  (DEL RIO EDDY [US], et al) [X] 14 * ; entire document, especially col 4 In 7-14, col 4 In 18-19, col 4 In 28-63, col 5 In 3-9, and Figs. 1-6. * [Y] 15-18, 20 [A] 19;
 [A]US2005006430  (WALES KENNETH S [US]) [A] 1-20 * ; entire document. *;
 [Y]US7235086  (SAUER JUDE S [US], et al) [Y] 17 * ; entire document, especially Figs. 1, 4, and 7. *;
 [Y]CA2582964  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC [US]) [Y] 18 * ; entire document, especially Fig. 11. *;
 [Y]US7435251  (GREEN DAVID T [US]) [Y] 15-16 * ; entire document, especially Figs. 1-2. *;
 [A]US2010187283  (CRAINICH LAWRENCE [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * ; entire document. *;
 [A]US8105355  (PAGE EDWARD C [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * ; entire document, especially col 9 In 67, col 10 In 1-3, and Fig. 3. *;
 [Y]US8313496  (SAUER JUDE S [US], et al) [Y] 20 * ; entire document, especially col 23 In 4-67, and Figs. 1 and 60. *;
 [A]US9055943  (ZEMLOK MICHAEL [US], et al) [A] 1-20* ; entire document. *
by applicantUS7235086
 DE202013104656U
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