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EP About this file: EP3629972

EP3629972 - EVENT INITIATED RELEASE OF FUNCTION SELECTION CONTROL FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.05.2024
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip28.05.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Covidien LP
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
[2020/15]
Inventor(s)01 / BASSIK, Renen
518 Lowell Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420 / US
 [2020/27]
Former [2020/15]01 / BASSIK, Renen
1443 Beacon Street
Brookline, Massachusetts 02446 / US
Representative(s)Maschio & Soames IP Ltd
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/15]Maschio, Antonio
Maschio & Soames IP Limited
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
Application number, filing date18805631.117.05.2018
[2020/15]
WO2018US33097
Priority number, dateUS201762510802P25.05.2017         Original published format: US 201762510802 P
[2020/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018217527
Date:29.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3629972
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.11.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR29.11.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/00, A61B34/35, A61B34/37, A61B17/00, // A61B18/00, A61B90/00
[2021/09]
CPC:
A61B34/37 (EP,US); A61B34/74 (US); A61B18/12 (US);
A61B34/25 (EP,US); A61B34/70 (EP); A61B2017/00017 (EP);
A61B2017/00115 (EP); A61B2017/00393 (EP); A61B2017/00973 (EP);
A61B2018/00601 (US); A61B2018/0063 (US); A61B2018/00952 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00958 (EP,US); A61B2090/0807 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/15]A61B34/00, A61B34/35, A61B17/00
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 [2020/15]
TitleGerman:EREIGNISINITIIERTE FREIGABE EINER FUNKTIONSAUSWAHLSTEUERUNG FÜR ROBOTISCHE CHIRURGISCHE SYSTEME[2020/15]
English:EVENT INITIATED RELEASE OF FUNCTION SELECTION CONTROL FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS[2020/15]
French:COMMANDE DE LIBÉRATION DE SÉLECTION DE FONCTION INITIÉE PAR UN ÉVÉNEMENT POUR SYSTÈMES CHIRURGICAUX ROBOTIQUES[2020/15]
Entry into regional phase20.12.2019National basic fee paid 
20.12.2019Search fee paid 
20.12.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
20.12.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/15]
02.08.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
21.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XA]EP2022416  (TERUMO CORP [JP]) [X] 11 * paragraphs [0001] , [0078] * * figure 8 * [A] 13,14;
 [X]US2010198402  (GREER ALEXANDER [CA], et al) [X] 11 * paragraphs [0002] , [0034] , [0053] , [0065] * * figure 1B *;
 [Y]WO2013134133  (MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG SARL [LU], et al) [Y] 15* paragraph [0086] *;
 [XY]US2013304066  (KERR DUANE E [US], et al) [X] 11-14 * paragraphs [0002] , [0041] , [0054] , [0068] * * figures 1A,10 * [Y] 15;
 [XA]US2016074101  (ANGLESE KURT J [US], et al) [X] 11 * paragraphs [0105] , [0116] * * figure 1 * [A] 13;
 [X]GB2532069  (PAUL WEATHERSTONE [GB]) [X] 11 * page 1, line 3 - line 4 * * figure 1 *
International search[A]US2007102473  (SHELTON FREDERICK E IV [US], et al) [A] 1-20* See the whole document. *;
 [A]US2009030428  (OMORI SHIGERU [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * See the whole document. *;
 [YA]US2013304066  (KERR DUANE E [US], et al) [Y] 1-5 * See claims 10-20; paragraphs [0063]-[0066]; figures 4-10. * [A] 6-20;
 [Y]US2014005682  (WORRELL BARRY C [US], et al) [Y] 1-5 * See claims 1-18; figures 1 and 63. *;
 [A]US2015173849  (ROBINSON DAVID W [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * See the whole document. *
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