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EP3873369 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING TOOL EXCHANGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.05.2024
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.08.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.05.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  03.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip04.06.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2021/36]
Inventor(s)01 / GRIFFITHS, Paul G.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
02 / HE, Xingchi
246 Olive Hill Drive
San Jose, California 95125 / US
 [2021/36]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2021/36]
Application number, filing date19824414.731.10.2019
[2021/36]
WO2019US59172
Priority number, dateUS201862753762P31.10.2018         Original published format: US 201862753762 P
[2021/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020092775
Date:07.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3873369
Date:08.09.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.05.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/30, A61B34/00, A61B90/50, A61B90/90, B25J15/04, A61B34/20
[2021/36]
CPC:
A61B34/30 (EP); A61B34/70 (EP,US); A61B34/10 (US);
A61B34/20 (EP); A61B90/06 (US); A61B90/50 (EP);
A61B90/90 (EP); B25J15/0466 (EP,US); A61B2034/104 (US);
A61B2034/302 (EP); A61B2090/064 (US); A61B2090/066 (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 [2021/36]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG DES WERKZEUGWECHSELS[2021/36]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING TOOL EXCHANGE[2021/36]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'AIDE À L'ÉCHANGE D'OUTILS[2021/36]
Entry into regional phase13.05.2021National basic fee paid 
13.05.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
13.05.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.05.2021Examination requested  [2021/36]
13.05.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.06.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
26.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[XY]EP1815950  (EURATOM [BE]) [X] 1-8,11-16,26-34,36-41,43-47,54-61 * paragraphs [0001] , [0026] , [0039] , [0058] , [0091] * * figures 1,2,3 * [Y] 9,10,17-25,35,42,48-53;
 [Y]US2012245596  (MEENINK HILDEBERT C M [NL]) [Y] 17,35,48,49 * paragraphs [0030] , [0046] ** figure 4 *;
 [Y]US2015257841  (DACHS II GREGORY W [US]) [Y] 22-25,52,53 * paragraph [0067] *;
 [Y]US2016151120  (KOSTRZEWSKI SZYMON [CH], et al) [Y] 9,10,18-20,42,50 * paragraphs [0080] , [0119] *;
 [Y]WO2017210497  (COVIDIEN LP [US]) [Y] 21,51 * paragraph [0065] *
by applicantUS2014276951
 US2015257841
 US2016361126
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