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EP3864507 - TISSUE LOCALIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.07.2021
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip28.10.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hologic, Inc.
250 Campus Drive
Marlborough, MA 01752 / US
[2022/13]
Former [2021/33]For all designated states
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.
1010 Stewart Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HERMANN, George D.
13030 La Poloma Road
Los Altos Hills, California 94022 / US
02 / OLSON, Jonathan M.
6134 Valley Glen Drive
San Jose, California 95123 / US
03 / LEBOVIC, Gail S.
4556 Biltmoore Drive
Frisco, Texas 75034 / US
04 / GROVE, Charles
49 Joost Ave.
San Francisco, California 94131 / US
 [2021/33]
Representative(s)Hoyng Rokh Monegier B.V.
Rembrandt Tower, 30th Floor
Amstelplein 1
1096 HA Amsterdam / NL
[2021/33]
Application number, filing date19871414.911.10.2019
[2021/33]
WO2019US55832
Priority number, dateUS20181615943212.10.2018         Original published format: US201816159432
[2021/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020077207
Date:16.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3864507
Date:18.08.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.04.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR16.04.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/4401, G06F1/26, G06F1/32, A61B90/00, // A61B90/50
[2022/29]
CPC:
A61B90/50 (EP); G06F9/4401 (US); A61B90/39 (EP);
G06F1/26 (US); G06F1/3234 (US); G06F1/3265 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00128 (EP); A61B2090/378 (EP); A61B2090/3925 (EP);
A61B2090/3937 (EP); A61B2090/3966 (EP); A61B2090/3987 (EP);
Y02D10/00 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/33]G06F9/4401, G06F1/26, G06F1/32
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 [2021/33]
TitleGerman:GEWEBELOKALISIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG DAVON[2021/33]
English:TISSUE LOCALIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF[2021/33]
French:DISPOSITIF DE LOCALISATION DE TISSUS ET SON PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION[2021/33]
Entry into regional phase28.04.2021National basic fee paid 
28.04.2021Search fee paid 
28.04.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
28.04.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/33]
10.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2004168692  (FOGARTY THOMAS J [US], et al) [X] 7-11 * para. 134;; figures 2-3 * [I] 1-6,12-15;
 [A]WO2005096764  (CIVCO MEDICAL INSTR CO INC [US], et al) [A] 12-15 * figure 3A *;
 [XI]US2009221913  (VOEGELE JAMES W [US], et al) [X] 1-11 * para. 30;; figures 1-12 * [I] 12-15;
 [A]WO2016193753  (ENDOMAGNETICS LTD [GB]) [A] 1-15* marker for superior ultrasound response *
International search[Y]US7395563  (WHITMORE III WILLET F [US], et al) [Y] 14-20;
 [A]WO2010030872  (DEL PALMA ORTHOPEDICS [US], et al)[A] 1-20;
 [Y]US2012123469  (WARDLE JOHN L [US]) [Y] 1-13;
 [Y]WO2017181136  (FOCAL THERAPEUTICS INC [US]) [Y] 1-20;
 [A]US9925088  (CLEM MICHAEL F [US], et al) [A] 1-20
by applicantUS2004168692
 WO2005096764
 US2009221913
 WO2016193753
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