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EP3573543 - CIRCULAR STAPLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  07.01.2022
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip07.01.2022Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.02.2022  [2022/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Covidien LP
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
[2019/49]
Inventor(s)01 / MURTHY ARAVALLI, Anantha Venkata
c/o Chakravarthi
Flat No. 304
Lane No. 3
Sri Sai kota's sunshine appartment, RTC
Hyderabad 500049 / IN
 [2020/13]
Former [2019/49]01 / MURTHY ARAVALLI, Anantha, Venkata
Varaha, Lakshmi, Narasimha, Srinivasa
S/O A.Ramakrishna
Tanuku
Hyderabad 534 211 Andhra Pradesh / IN
Representative(s)Soames, Candida Jane
Maschio & Soames IP Limited
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
[2019/49]
Application number, filing date17894018.521.03.2017
[2019/49]
WO2017US23353
Priority number, dateIN20174100295925.01.2017         Original published format: IN201741002959
[2019/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018140066
Date:02.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3573543
Date:04.12.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR02.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/115, A61B17/068, A61B17/11, A61B17/072, A61B17/00, A61F5/445
[2020/47]
CPC:
A61B17/1155 (EP,US); A61B17/1114 (EP,US); A61B17/07292 (EP,US);
A61F5/445 (EP,US); A61B2017/0042 (EP); A61B2017/00424 (US);
A61B2017/00473 (EP); A61B2017/07257 (US); A61B2017/07285 (US);
A61B2017/1135 (EP,US); A61B2017/1139 (EP); A61B2090/0811 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/49]A61B17/115, A61B17/068
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 [2019/49]
TitleGerman:KREISFÖRMIGE KLAMMERVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG[2019/49]
English:CIRCULAR STAPLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE[2019/49]
French:DISPOSITIF D'AGRAFAGE CIRCULAIRE ET PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION[2019/49]
Entry into regional phase23.08.2019National basic fee paid 
23.08.2019Search fee paid 
23.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
23.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/49]
31.08.2021Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/06]
22.09.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2022/06]
Divisional application(s)EP19207263.5  / EP3639755
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.202105   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[IY]EP1588667  (POLYGANICS BV [NL]) [I] 1 * paragraph [0029]; figures 3-6,8 * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0031] * [Y] 2;
 [I]US2011278346  (HULL JOANNE [US], et al) [I] 1,2 * paragraphs [0089] , [0108] - [0110]; figures 7,12 *;
 [Y]EP2620105  (COVIDIEN LP [US]) [Y] 2* figures 2,12,13; claim 1 *
International search[Y]US4207898  (BECHT CARL T [US]) [Y] 16-20 * See column 5, lines 34-59; column 6, line 66 - column 7, line 31; and figures 1, 2, 9. *;
 [A]US2005023325  (GRESHAM RICHARD D [US], et al) [A] 14-20 * See the whole document. *;
 [Y]US8453910  (BETTUCHI MICHAEL [US], et al) [Y] 15 * See column 10, line 63 - column 11, line 27; and figures 15, 16. *;
 [XY]US2013214027  (HESSLER THOMAS R [US], et al) [X] 14 * See paragraphs [0002]-[0005], [0061]-[0064], [0068], [0072]-[0079], [0102], [0105], [0106]; and figures 1-4. * [Y] 15-20;
 [A]US2014166727  (SWAYZE JEFFREY S [US], et al) [A] 14-20* See the whole document. *
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