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EP About this file: EP3547947

EP3547947 - SURGICAL APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.03.2024
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
210 West 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701 / US
For all designated states
Endoquest Robotics, Inc.
9310 Kirby Drive, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77054 / US
[2022/46]
Former [2019/41]For all designated states
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
210 West 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701 / US
For all designated states
Colubrismx, Inc.
9330 Kirby Drive Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77054 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Daniel H.
327 Terrace Drive
Houston Texas 77007 / US
02 / SHIN, Dong Suk
4310 Dunlavy Street 445
Houston Texas 77006 / US
03 / JANG, Taeho
1885 El Paseo Street 823
Houston Texas 77054 / US
04 / PARK, Yongman
1885 El Paseo Street 238
Houston Texas 77054 / US
05 / LEE, Jeihan
7900 Cambridge Street 18-2B
Houston Texas 77054 / US
06 / KIM, Hongmin
7600 Kirby Drive 270
Houston Texas 77030 / US
07 / NAM, Kihoon
8333 Braesmain Drive, nr. 1207
Houston Texas 77025 / US
08 / HAN, Seokyung
7675 Phoenix Drive 1028
Houston Texas 77030 / US
 [2019/45]
Former [2019/41]01 / KIM, Daniel H.
327 Terrace Drive
Houston Texas 77007 / US
02 / SHIN, Dong Suk
4310 Dunlavy Street 445
Houston Texas 77006 / US
03 / JANG, Taeho
1885 El Paseo Street 823
Houston Texas 77054 / US
04 / PARK, Yongman
1885 El Paseo Street 238
Houston Texas 77054 / US
05 / LEE, Jeihan
7900 Cambridge Street 18-2B
Houston Texas 77054 / US
06 / KIM, Hongmin
7600 Kirby Drive 270
Houston Texas 77030 / US
07 / NAM, Kihoon
8333 Braesmain Drive
Houston Texas 77025 / US
08 / HAN, Seokyung
7675 Phoenix Drive 1028
Houston Texas 77030 / US
Representative(s)EP&C
P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
[2019/41]
Application number, filing date18825116.928.06.2018
[2019/41]
WO2018US39943
Priority number, dateUS201762526881P29.06.2017         Original published format: US 201762526881 P
[2019/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2019006087
Date:03.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/01]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3547947
Date:09.10.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.01.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR21.02.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/30, A61B17/29, A61B34/00, A61B17/00
[2019/41]
CPC:
A61B34/30 (EP,CN,KR,US); A61B34/74 (EP,CN,US); A61B34/71 (EP,CN,KR,US);
A61B1/0016 (EP,CN); A61B1/018 (EP,CN); A61B17/29 (EP,CN,KR);
A61B17/295 (CN,US); A61B17/320016 (EP,CN,US); A61B1/0051 (EP);
A61B2017/00017 (EP,CN); A61B2017/00265 (CN,KR); A61B2017/00296 (CN,KR);
A61B2017/00309 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00314 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00318 (CN,KR);
A61B2017/00327 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00477 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00876 (EP,CN);
A61B2017/2906 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/2908 (CN,KR); A61B2034/301 (EP,CN,KR,US);
A61B2034/303 (CN,KR); A61B2034/306 (CN,KR); A61B2034/715 (US);
A61B34/37 (EP) (-)
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 [2019/41]
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2019/41]
English:SURGICAL APPARATUS[2019/41]
French:APPAREIL CHIRURGICAL[2019/41]
Entry into regional phase03.07.2019National basic fee paid 
03.07.2019Search fee paid 
03.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
03.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/41]
02.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Divisional application(s)EP20204919.3  / EP3799822
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
08.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO2010002544  (INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC [US]) [Y] 1-11 * paragraphs [0035] - [0038] - [0043] , [0044] , [0051] - [0062] - [0069] - [0071] - [0074] , [0076] , [0167]; figures 1-10 *;
 [A]US2010331856  (CARLSON CHRISTOPHER R [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * paragraphs [0021] - [0029]; figures 1-10C *;
 [A]WO2012015816  (UNIV COLUMBIA [US], et al) [A] 1-11* paragraphs [0026] - [0055]; figures 1-9B *;
 [Y]US2015230697  (PHEE SOO JAY LOUIS [SG], et al) [Y] 1-11 * paragraphs [0107] , [0110] , [0112] , [0114]; figures 1-12 *;
 [A]EP2996613  (TITAN MED INC [CA]) [A] 1-11 * paragraphs [0087] - [0108] - [0114]; figures 1-32 *;
 [A]WO2016148642  (ENDOMASTER PTE LTD [SG], et al) [A] 1-11 * page 2, line 1 - page 8, line 6; figures 1A-18D *
International search[A]US2004138529  (WILTSHIRE BRENT R [US], et al) [A] 1-11, 22-33 * See the whole document. *;
 [A]US2006264705  (ADAMS RONALD [US], et al) [A] 1-11, 22-33* See the whole document. *;
 [A]US2007239186  (WEITZNER BARRY D [US], et al) [A] 1-11, 22-33 * See the whole document. *;
 [XY]US2008287963  (ROGERS THEODORE W [US], et al) [X] 22-28, 30-33 * See paragraphs [0035]-[0106]; figures 1A-5C. * [Y] 1-11, 29;
 [Y]US2011301416  (DEJIMA TAKUMI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-11, 29 * See paragraphs [0200], [0201]; figures 22, 23, 30, 31. *
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