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EP3496666 - DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEART VALVE INSUFFICIENCIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/25]DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEART VALVE INSUFFICIENCIES
[2023/27]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.10.2023
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.06.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.01.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SK		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Valcare, Inc.
2315 Arbutus Street
Newport Beach, California 92660 / US
[2019/25]
Inventor(s)01 / YELLIN, Nadav
1 Ankorim Street
52595 Ramat Gan / IL
02 / SHAOLIAN, Samuel M.
2315 Arbutus Street
Newport Beach California 92660 / US
03 / GEDULTER, Matan
NeveEitan 1
3657000 Givat Ella / IL
04 / SCHWARZ, Boaz
Bart 9
69104 Tel Aviv / IL
05 / RAPPAPORT, Danny
Kfar Menahem 149
4425105 Kfar Menahem / IL
06 / EFTEL, Avi
Tuscanini 4
6407606 Tel Aviv / IL
 [2019/25]
Representative(s)Potter Clarkson
Chapel Quarter
Mount Street
Nottingham NG1 6HQ / GB
[2023/45]
Former [2019/25]Potter Clarkson
The Belgrave Centre
Talbot Street
Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
Application number, filing date17841988.315.08.2017
[2019/25]
WO2017US46933
Priority number, dateUS201662375079P15.08.2016         Original published format: US 201662375079 P
[2019/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018035118
Date:22.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3496666
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.02.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3496666
Date:08.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.12.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/24
[2019/25]
CPC:
A61F2/2448 (EP,CN,IL,US); A61F2/0077 (IL,US); A61F2/2466 (CN,IL,US);
A61F2002/0081 (IL,US); A61F2210/0014 (EP,IL,US); A61F2210/0071 (EP,IL);
A61F2220/0016 (EP,IL,US); A61F2220/0025 (CN,IL); A61F2220/0033 (EP,IL,US);
A61F2250/001 (IL,US); A61F2250/0029 (EP,IL) (-)
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 [2019/25]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON HERZKLAPPENINSUFFIZIENZEN[2023/27]
English:DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEART VALVE INSUFFICIENCIES[2023/27]
French:DISPOSITIFS POUR LE TRAITEMENT D'UNE INSUFFISANCE VALVULAIRE[2023/27]
Former [2019/25]VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON HERZKLAPPENINSUFFIZIENZEN
Former [2019/25]DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEART VALVE INSUFFICIENCIES
Former [2019/25]DISPOSITIFS ET PROCÉDÉS POUR LE TRAITEMENT D'UNE INSUFFISANCE VALVULAIRE
Entry into regional phase06.03.2019National basic fee paid 
06.03.2019Search fee paid 
06.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
06.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/25]
17.08.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
15.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.01.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.2023Fee for grant paid
04.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
15.10.2020Request for further processing filed
15.10.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
28.10.2020Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
18.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
15.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ08.11.2023
ES08.11.2023
HR08.11.2023
PL08.11.2023
RO08.11.2023
RS08.11.2023
SK08.11.2023
SM08.11.2023
NO08.02.2024
GR09.02.2024
IS08.03.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]CZ08.11.2023
ES08.11.2023
HR08.11.2023
PL08.11.2023
RO08.11.2023
RS08.11.2023
SM08.11.2023
NO08.02.2024
GR09.02.2024
IS08.03.2024
Former [2024/33]ES08.11.2023
HR08.11.2023
PL08.11.2023
RS08.11.2023
SM08.11.2023
NO08.02.2024
GR09.02.2024
IS08.03.2024
Former [2024/25]ES08.11.2023
HR08.11.2023
PL08.11.2023
RS08.11.2023
NO08.02.2024
GR09.02.2024
IS08.03.2024
Former [2024/24]ES08.11.2023
HR08.11.2023
RS08.11.2023
NO08.02.2024
GR09.02.2024
IS08.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR09.02.2024
IS08.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[X]US2012123531  (TSUKASHIMA ROSS [US], et al) [X] 1-5* paragraph [0050] - paragraph [0060]; figures 1, 1A-C *;
 [X]WO2014145399  (VALCARE INC [US]) [X] 1-6 * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0057]; figures 1A-C * * paragraph [0161] *;
 [X]EP2928538  (VALCARE INC [US]) [X] 1-6 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0023]; figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0062]; figures 8A-B *
International search[A]US2009299470  (RAO ANAND R [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * ; entire document. *;
 [X]US2012123531  (TSUKASHIMA ROSS [US], et al) [X] 1-5 * ; entire document, especially para [0050]-[0051], [0054]-[0058], and Fig. 1 and 1A-C. *;
 [X]US2013226289  (SHAOLIAN SAMUEL M [US], et al) [X] 6-11 * ; entire document, especially para [0044], [0103]-[0107], [0114]-[0118], and Fig. 9A-D and 12A-B. *;
 [A]US2013289720  (DOBRILOVIC NIKOLA [US]) [A] 1-11 * ; entire document. *;
 [A]US8579968  (SHANNON FRANK [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * ; entire document. *;
 [A]US2014058505  (BIELEFELD ERIC E [US]) [A] 1-11* ; entire document. *;
 [A]US2015351903  (MORRISS JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * ; entire document. *
ExaminationEP2928538
by applicantEP2928538
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