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EP About this file: EP3248547

EP3248547 - BIOPSY DEVICE WITH TISSUE SENSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/48]BIOPSY DEVICE WITH MANIFOLD ALIGNMENT FEATURE AND TISSUE SENSOR
[2022/18]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.08.2023
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.05.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  27.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
300 E-Business Way, 5th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45241 / US
[2022/41]
Former [2017/48]For all designated states
Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
300 E-Business Way, 5th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45241 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MOORE, Kyle, P.
6518 Falling Leaves Court
Mason, OH 45040 / US
02 / CRAIG, Harold, W.
11110 Brookbridge Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45249 / US
03 / SPEEG, Trevor, W.V.
4712 Richey Road
Williamsburg, OH 45176 / US
04 / TANGHAL, Emmanuel, V.
4739 Margaret Court
Mason, OH 45040 / US
05 / MESCHER, Patrick, A.
3545 Ridgeway Rd.
Bellbrook, OH 45305 / US
06 / MUMAW, Daniel, J.
953 Long Lane
Milford, OH 45150 / US
07 / KOHNHORST, Lois, L.
5151 Merry Oak Court
Gahanna, OH 43230 / US
08 / DODD, Kathryn, M.
3615 Brentwood Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45208 / US
 [2017/48]
Representative(s)Simmons & Simmons
City Point
One Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9SS / GB
[2022/41]
Former [2017/48]Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
Application number, filing date17173513.719.04.2012
[2017/48]
Priority number, dateUS20111309949703.05.2011         Original published format: US201113099497
[2017/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3248547
Date:29.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3248547
Date:12.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B10/02, A61B8/08, A61B8/00, // A61B8/12, A61B17/00, A61B10/00
[2022/18]
CPC:
A61B10/0275 (EP,KR,US); A61B10/0096 (EP,KR,US); A61B10/0283 (EP,KR,US);
A61B8/0841 (EP,KR,US); A61B8/12 (EP,KR,US); A61B8/463 (EP,KR,US);
A61B2010/0208 (EP,KR,US); A61B2010/0225 (EP,KR,US); A61B2017/00039 (EP,KR,US);
A61B2017/00115 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/48]A61B10/02
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 [2018/27]
Former [2017/48]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 
TitleGerman:BIOPSIEVORRICHTUNG MIT GEWEBESENSOR[2022/18]
English:BIOPSY DEVICE WITH TISSUE SENSOR[2022/18]
French:DISPOSITIF DE BIOPSIE AYANT UN DÉTECTEUR DE TISSU[2022/18]
Former [2017/48]BIOPSIEVORRICHTUNG MIT EINER VERTEILERAUSRICHTUNGSFUNKTION UND GEWEBESENSOR
Former [2017/48]BIOPSY DEVICE WITH MANIFOLD ALIGNMENT FEATURE AND TISSUE SENSOR
Former [2017/48]DISPOSITIF DE BIOPSIE AYANT UN ÉLÉMENT D'ALIGNEMENT DE COLLECTEUR ET DÉTECTEUR DE TISSU
Examination procedure30.05.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/27]
11.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.09.2022Fee for grant paid
06.09.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.09.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12779909.6  / EP2704636
Divisional application(s)EP22194667.6  / EP4119062
Opposition(s)13.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
23.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
20.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
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MC12.10.2022
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IE19.04.2023
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP2074950  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC [US]) [Y] 3-5,7,9,11 * paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0060] - paragraph [0067]; figures 1-2 *;
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