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EP About this file: EP3880085

EP3880085 - SURGICAL CLIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.05.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.08.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Change: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Teleflex Medical Incorporated
3015 Carrington Mill Boulevard
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 / US
[2021/38]
Inventor(s)01 / FOSHEE, David Lee
4601 Thane Court
Apex, North Carolina 27539 / US
02 / CASTRO, Salvatore
107 Zaharis Cove
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 / US
 [2021/38]
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 [2021/38]Jacob, Reuben Ellis, et al
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date19884321.115.11.2019
[2021/38]
WO2019US61767
Priority number, dateUS201862768671P16.11.2018         Original published format: US 201862768671 P
[2021/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020102700
Date:22.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3880085
Date:22.09.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.05.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.05.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.07.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/122
[2022/33]
CPC:
A61B17/1227 (EP,KR); A61B17/122 (KR,US)
Former IPC [2021/38]A61B17/122, A61B17/068, A61B17/08
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 [2021/38]
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHE KLAMMER[2021/38]
English:SURGICAL CLIP[2021/38]
French:AGRAFE CHIRURGICALE[2021/38]
Entry into regional phase20.05.2021National basic fee paid 
20.05.2021Search fee paid 
20.05.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
20.05.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.05.2021Examination requested  [2021/38]
16.02.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2005165422  (WILSON DONALD F JR [US]);
 [A]US2007118161  (KENNEDY DANIEL L [US], et al);
 [XP]WO2018237277  (TELEFLEX MEDICAL INC [US])
International search[A]US4834096  (OH SEIK [US], et al);
 [X]US5160339  (CHEN CHAO C [US], et al);
 [A]US5441509  (VIDAL CLAUDE [US], et al);
 [A]US2018036008  (RAMSEY MICHAEL DELL [US], et al)
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