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StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.11.2025
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.03.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip17.03.2026New entry: Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) 
17.03.2026New entry: Payment of fee for grant 
17.03.2026New entry: Payment of fee for publishing/printing 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D.B.A. Olympus Surgical Technologies America
136 Turnpike Rd.
Southborough, MA 01772 / US
[2025/51]
Former [2019/23]For all designated states
Gyrus ACMI, Inc. (D.B.A. Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
136 Turnpike Road
Southborough, MA 01772 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Walish, Judy
80 Glenellen Road
West Roxbury, MA 02132 / US
02 / Tang, Hui
92 Taylor Road
Action, MA 01720 / US
03 / Holman, Thomas
29625 139th Street NW
Princeton, MN 55371 / US
 [2019/23]
Representative(s)Noack, Andreas
c/o Stolmár & Partner
Neuer Wall 71
20354 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/23]Noack, Andreas
Patentanwalt
Weizenhagen 26
21423 Schwinde / DE
Application number, filing date18209356.729.11.2018
[2019/23]
Priority number, dateUS20171582909201.12.2017         Original published format: US201715829092
[2019/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3492135
Date:05.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61M27/00
[2019/23]
CPC:
A61M27/008 (EP,US); A61F2/885 (US); A61L31/042 (US);
A61F2002/048 (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 [2020/03]
Former [2019/23]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:HARNRÖHRENSTENT[2019/23]
English:URETERAL STENT[2019/23]
French:ENDOPROTHÈSE URÉTÉRALE[2019/23]
Examination procedure03.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/03]
05.12.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.03.2026Fee for grant paid
16.03.2026Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.03.2026Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
29.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
28.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
27.11.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
26.11.2025Renewal fee patent year 08
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