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EP3451211 - METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.01.2024
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.09.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.05.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  01.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PL
published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Healthineers AG
Siemensstraße 3
91301 Forchheim / DE
[2024/07]
Former [2019/10]For all designated states
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
Henkestraße 127
91052 Erlangen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Soza, Grzegorz
Mühlstraße 9a
90562 Heroldsberg / DE
02 / Sühling, Michael
Petra-Kelly-Weg 2
91052 Erlangen / DE
 [2019/10]
Representative(s)Siemens Healthineers Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2024/09]Siemens Healthineers Patent Attorneys
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
SHS TE IP
Henkestraße 127
91052 Erlangen / DE
Application number, filing date17188953.801.09.2017
[2019/10]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3451211
Date:06.03.2019
Language:DE
[2019/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3451211
Date:28.02.2024
Language:DE
[2024/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:G16H40/63, A61B6/03, A61B6/00, G16H30/20, G16H30/40
[2023/39]
CPC:
A61B6/545 (EP,US); A61B6/032 (EP,CN,US); A61B6/4447 (EP,US);
A61B6/481 (CN); A61B6/503 (CN); A61B6/54 (CN);
G06F16/285 (US); G16H40/63 (EP,US); G16H50/70 (US);
G16H10/60 (US); G16H30/20 (EP,US); G16H30/40 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/10]G06F19/00
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 [2019/24]  
Former [2019/10]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:VERFAHREN UND STEUEREINRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG EINES MEDIZINTECHNISCHEN BILDGEBENDEN SYSTEMS[2019/10]
English:METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM[2019/10]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE D'UN SYSTÈME TECHNIQUE D'IMAGERIE MÉDICALE[2019/10]
Examination procedure03.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/24]
03.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.12.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
22.12.2023Fee for grant paid
22.12.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
18.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
17.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
19.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
18.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES28.02.2024
HR28.02.2024
PL28.02.2024
NO28.05.2024
RS28.05.2024
GR29.05.2024
IS28.06.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]ES28.02.2024
HR28.02.2024
NO28.05.2024
RS28.05.2024
GR29.05.2024
IS28.06.2024
Former [2024/34]HR28.02.2024
NO28.05.2024
RS28.05.2024
GR29.05.2024
IS28.06.2024
Former [2024/33]NO28.05.2024
IS28.06.2024
Former [2024/32]IS28.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[I]US2005121505  (METZ STEPHEN W [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraphs [0031] - [0033]; claims 1-2 *;
 [I]US2005267348  (WOLLENWEBER SCOTT D [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraphs [0015] , [0 18] - [0022] - [0035] - [0037]; figure 3 *;
 [A]WO2012104786  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1-15 * page 4, paragraph 2 - page 5, paragraph 2 * * page 10, line 4 - page 15, paragraph 2 *;
 [XI]WO2013179216  (KONINKL PHILIPS NV [NL]) [X] 1,12-15 * page 5, line 11 - page 7, line 25; figures 1,2 * [I] 2-11;
 [A]  - SPANIER A B ET AL, "A new method for the automatic retrieval of medical cases based on the RadLex ontology", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOLOGY AND SURGERY, SPRINGER, DE, vol. 12, no. 3, doi:10.1007/S11548-016-1496-Y, ISSN 1861-6410, (20161101), pages 471 - 484, (20161101), XP036159446 [A] 1-15 * page 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11548-016-1496-y
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