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EP About this file: EP3448273

EP3448273 - DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL PLACEMENT OF A PEDICLE SCREW [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.05.2023
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.06.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.03.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  02.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 18.12.2024  [2024/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[2020/12]
Former [2019/10]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / BUERGER, Christian
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
02 / LORENZ, Cristian
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
03 / GRASS, Michael
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
 [2019/10]
Representative(s)Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[2022/28]
Former [2019/10]Damen, Daniel Martijn
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date17718721.826.04.2017
[2019/10]
WO2017EP59941
Priority number, dateEP2016016739328.04.2016         Original published format: EP 16167393
[2019/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017186799
Date:02.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3448273
Date:06.03.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.11.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3448273
Date:13.07.2022
Language:EN
[2022/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/17, A61B34/10
[2019/10]
CPC:
A61B34/10 (EP,US); A61B17/1757 (EP,US); A61B17/7076 (US);
A61B2017/564 (US); A61B2034/102 (EP,US); A61B2034/105 (EP,US);
A61B2034/107 (EP,US); A61B2090/364 (EP,US); A61B2090/365 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2019/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BESTIMMUNG EINER OPTIMALEN PLATZIERUNG EINER PEDIKELSCHRAUBE[2019/10]
English:DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL PLACEMENT OF A PEDICLE SCREW[2019/10]
French:DÉTERMINATION D'UN EMPLACEMENT OPTIMAL D'UNE VIS PÉDICULAIRE[2022/10]
Former [2019/10]DÉTERMINATION D'UN PLACEMENT OPTIMAL D'UNE VIS PÉDICULAIRE
Entry into regional phase28.11.2018National basic fee paid 
28.11.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
28.11.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.11.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/10]
28.11.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.06.2022Fee for grant paid
02.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)14.04.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
30.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
30.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
02.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL13.07.2022
AT13.07.2022
BG13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
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FI13.07.2022
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LV13.07.2022
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NO13.10.2022
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PT14.11.2022
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO2005081863  (PACHECO HECTOR O [US]) [A] 1,9-11 * abstract *;
 [AD]WO2006092600  (KING S COLLEGE LONDON [GB], et al) [AD] 1,9-11 * figures 6-7; claims 1,4,6,8-9 * * page 3, line 7 - line 12 * * page 4, line 1 - line 15 * * page 5, line 22 - line 23 * * page 14, line 22 - line 26 * * page 19, line 27 - page 20, line 21 * * page 21, line 3 - line 16 * * page 26, line 10 - line 23 *;
 [AD]US7194120  (WICKER RYAN B [US], et al) [AD] 1,9-11 * claim 1 *;
 [A]US2007270680  (SHEFFER GARRETT [US], et al) [A] 1,9-11 * paragraphs [0006] , [0008] - [0009] - [0012] , [0032] , [0034] , [0046] - [0047] - [0060] - [0062]; figure 4 *;
 [A]CN103976790  (ZHOU YONG, et al) [A] 1,9-11* abstract *
by applicantWO2006092600
 US7194120
    - "Shape Constrained Deformable Models for 3D Medical Image Segmentation", WEESE ET AL., Information Processing in Medical Imaging, SPRINGER, BERLIN, HEIDELBERG, (2001), vol. 2082, pages 380 - 387
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