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EP3703602 - SYSTEMS FOR END EFFECTOR POSITION SET POINT CORRECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/37]SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR END EFFECTOR POSITION SET POINT CORRECTION
[2025/08]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.03.2023
Database last updated on 21.01.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip17.01.2025Change - classificationpublished on 19.02.2025 [2025/08]
17.01.2025Change - classificationpublished on 19.02.2025 [2025/08]
17.01.2025Change - German titlepublished on 19.02.2025 [2025/08]
17.01.2025Change - English titlepublished on 19.02.2025 [2025/08]
17.01.2025Change - French titlepublished on 19.02.2025 [2025/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2020/37]
Inventor(s)01 / WILSON, Andrew D.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale California 94086 / US
02 / CHAGHAJERDI, Amir
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale California 94086 / US
03 / WEIR, David W.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale California 94086 / US
 [2020/37]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/37]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date18874593.902.11.2018
[2020/37]
WO2018US58900
Priority number, dateUS201762580751P02.11.2017         Original published format: US 201762580751 P
[2020/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019090047
Date:09.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3703602
Date:09.09.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR09.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/072, A61B34/30, A61B34/00, // A61B17/29, A61B17/00, A61B90/00
[2025/08]
CPC:
A61B17/07207 (EP,CN,US); G16H40/40 (CN); A61B17/00234 (CN);
A61B17/29 (EP,CN); A61B34/10 (CN); A61B34/30 (EP);
A61B34/35 (CN,US); A61B34/71 (EP); A61B90/06 (CN);
A61B2017/00017 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00367 (CN,US); A61B2017/07271 (CN,US);
A61B2017/07285 (CN); A61B2034/101 (CN); A61B2090/064 (EP,CN);
A61B2090/066 (EP,CN) (-)
Former IPC [2020/37]A61B34/00, A61B34/35, A61B17/068, A61B17/29, 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 [2020/37]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME ZUR KORREKTUR DES SOLLWERTS EINER ENDEFFEKTORPOSITION[2025/08]
English:SYSTEMS FOR END EFFECTOR POSITION SET POINT CORRECTION[2025/08]
French:SYSTÈMES DE CORRECTION DU POINT DE RÉGLAGE DE LA POSITION D'UN ORGANE PRÉHENSEUR[2025/08]
Former [2020/37]SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR KORREKTUR DES SOLLWERTS EINER ENDEFFEKTORPOSITION
Former [2020/37]SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR END EFFECTOR POSITION SET POINT CORRECTION
Former [2020/37]SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE CORRECTION DU POINT DE RÉGLAGE DE LA POSITION D'UN ORGANE PRÉHENSEUR
Entry into regional phase01.05.2020National basic fee paid 
01.05.2020Search fee paid 
01.05.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
01.05.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/37]
06.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
26.11.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US8452447  (NIXON TOM [US]);
 [A]WO2016187008  (INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS [US]);
 [A]WO2017127202  (INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS [US])
International search[A]US2008283570  (BOYDEN EDWARD S [US], et al);
 [A]US2010076474  (YATES DAVID C [US], et al);
 [A]US2012298719  (SHELTON IV FREDERICK E [US], et al);
 [XA]US2014263541  (LEIMBACH RICHARD L [US], et al);
 [A]US2017175964  (PATTON DOUGLAS [US])
by applicantUS2017050747
 US2017050760
 WO2017127202
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