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EP About this file: EP3697497

EP3697497 - IMPEDANCE SENSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.02.2023
Database last updated on 22.01.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.04.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  17.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip22.10.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 / US
[2020/35]
Inventor(s)01 / CHRISTIE, Melissa G.T.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE.
Minneapolis Minnesota 55432 / US
02 / DRAKE, Ronald A.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE.
Minneapolis Minnesota 55432 / US
03 / NIKOLSKI, Vladimir P.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE.
Minneapolis Minnesota 55432 / US
04 / PURUSHOTHAMAN, Bushan K.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE.
Minneapolis Minnesota 55432 / US
05 / ZHANG, Xusheng
710 Medtronic Parkway NE.
Minneapolis Minnesota 55432 / US
 [2020/35]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2020/35]
Application number, filing date18797381.317.10.2018
[2020/35]
WO2018US56172
Priority number, dateUS201762573436P17.10.2017         Original published format: US 201762573436 P
US20181616153416.10.2018         Original published format: US201816161534
[2020/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019079364
Date:25.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3697497
Date:26.08.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.04.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/39, A61N1/365, A61N1/362, A61N1/05, A61B5/053, A61B5/046, A61B5/0464
[2020/35]
CPC:
A61N1/36521 (EP,US); A61B5/0816 (EP,US); A61B5/1116 (EP,US);
A61B5/1118 (EP,US); A61B5/341 (EP,US); A61B5/35 (EP,US);
A61B5/352 (EP,US); A61B5/363 (EP,US); A61B5/4836 (EP,US);
A61B5/7257 (EP,US); A61N1/046 (EP,US); A61N1/3712 (EP,US);
A61N1/3716 (US); A61N1/385 (US); A61N1/3918 (EP,US);
A61N1/3943 (EP,US); A61N1/3956 (EP,US); A61N1/39622 (EP,US);
A61N1/3968 (EP,US); A61N1/3987 (EP,US); A61B2562/0204 (EP,US);
A61B2562/0219 (EP,US); A61B2562/0271 (EP,US); A61B2562/043 (EP,US);
A61B5/0538 (EP,US); A61B5/1102 (EP,US); A61B5/361 (EP,US);
A61B5/725 (EP,US); A61N1/0504 (EP,US); A61N1/3621 (EP,US);
A61N1/36585 (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 [2020/35]
TitleGerman:IMPEDANZMESSUNG[2020/35]
English:IMPEDANCE SENSING[2020/35]
French:DÉTECTION D'IMPÉDANCE[2020/35]
Entry into regional phase07.04.2020National basic fee paid 
07.04.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
07.04.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/35]
07.04.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
21.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
22.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US4291699  (GEDDES LESLIE A, et al) [Y] 4-8 * column 7, lines 24-66 *;
 [XY]US2007043394  (ZHANG YUNLONG [US], et al) [X] 1-3,9-11 * paragraphs [0004] , [ 0018] , [ 0030] - [0033] * [Y] 4-8;
 [A]US2010179411  (HOLMSTROEM NILS [SE], et al) [A] 1,11 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP2371280  (ST JUDE MEDICAL [SE]) [A] 1,11* the whole document *
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