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EP About this file: EP3641667

EP3641667 - SURGICAL CLIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.04.2023
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  31.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip05.08.2024Change: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Teleflex Medical Incorporated
3015 Carrington Mill Boulevard
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 / US
[2020/18]
Inventor(s)01 / FOSHEE, David Lee
4601 Thane Court
Apex, North Carolina 27539 / US
02 / RAMSEY, Michael Dell
9914 Wyngate Ridge Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27617 / US
 [2020/18]
Representative(s)Jacob, Reuben Ellis, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/18]Jacob, Reuben Ellis, et al
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date18820201.422.06.2018
[2020/18]
WO2018US39016
Priority number, dateUS201762523562P22.06.2017         Original published format: US 201762523562 P
US201862675383P23.05.2018         Original published format: US 201862675383 P
[2020/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018237277
Date:27.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3641667
Date:29.04.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.12.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US27.12.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/122
[2020/18]
CPC:
A61B17/122 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/0487 (EP,US); A61B17/0482 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00778 (US); A61B2017/00955 (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 [2020/18]
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHE KLAMMER[2020/18]
English:SURGICAL CLIP[2020/18]
French:PINCE CHIRURGICALE[2020/18]
Entry into regional phase24.12.2019National basic fee paid 
24.12.2019Search fee paid 
24.12.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
24.12.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/18]
06.09.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4976722  (FAILLA STEPHEN J [US]);
 [X]US6638282  (RAMSEY JAMES [US], et al);
 [X]US2005149069  (BERTOLERO ARTHUR A [US], et al);
 [X]US2009171380  (WHITING PAUL E [US]);
 [X]WO2016205343  (NANOVA BIOMATERIALS INC [US]);
 [E]EP3552561  (COVIDIEN LP [US])
International search[Y]US4976722  (FAILLA STEPHEN J [US]);
 [Y]US5501693  (GRAVENER ROY D [US]);
 [Y]GB2353710  (HENLEYS MEDICAL SUPPLIES LTD [GB]);
 [A]US2006217749  (WILSON DONALD F JR [US], et al);
 [Y]US2009171380  (WHITING PAUL E [US]);
 [A]US2013226200  (KAPPEL GARY [US], et al);
 [XYA]WO2016205343  (NANOVA BIOMATERIALS INC [US]);
 [AP]US2018036008  (RAMSEY MICHAEL DELL [US], et al)
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