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EP4034017 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING INSTRUMENT GRIP BEHAVIOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.07.2022
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip25.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-5301 / US
[2022/31]
Inventor(s)01 / HOURTASH, Arjang M.
1266 Kifer Road, Building 102
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
02 / DRAPER, Christine E.
1266 Kifer Road, Building 102
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
03 / EDWARDS, Caroline A.
1266 Kifer Road, Building 102
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
04 / IKEDA, Michael
1266 Kifer Road, Building 102
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
05 / CALLEROS, Erasmo Lopez
1266 Kifer Road, Building 102
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
 [2022/31]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2022/31]
Application number, filing date19946646.724.09.2019
[2022/31]
WO2019US52693
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021061105
Date:01.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4034017
Date:03.08.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.04.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR01.04.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/00, A61B34/30, A61B17/29, A61B90/00, A61B34/20
[2022/40]
CPC:
A61B34/30 (EP,US); A61B17/29 (EP,US); A61B2034/2059 (EP,US);
A61B2034/305 (EP,US); A61B2090/371 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/31]A61B34/00, A61B34/30, A61B17/29
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 [2022/31]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR STEUERUNG DES GRIFFVERHALTENS EINES INSTRUMENTS[2022/31]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING INSTRUMENT GRIP BEHAVIOR[2022/31]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE GESTION DE COMPORTEMENT DE POIGNÉE D'INSTRUMENT[2022/31]
Entry into regional phase01.02.2022National basic fee paid 
01.02.2022Search fee paid 
01.02.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
01.02.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/31]
22.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.12.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2011040305  (GOMEZ DANIEL [US], et al) [X] 1-13,15 * paragraph [0059]; figures 5-8 *;
 [X]US2018064493  (COOPER THOMAS G [US], et al) [X] 1,2,12-15 * paragraphs [0045] - [0046]; figure 10 *;
 [X]US2019159778  (SHELTON IV FREDERICK E [US], et al) [X] 1,14* paragraph [0465]; figure 27 *
International search[A]US2004193197  (VIDAL CLAUDE A [US]) [A] 1-32 * See the whole document. *;
 [A]US2011152892  (SALIMAN JUSTIN D [US], et al) [A] 1-32* See the whole document. *;
 [A]US2013193189  (SWENSGARD BRETT E [US], et al) [A] 1-32 * See the whole document. *;
 [A]WO2014078388  (INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS [US]) [A] 1-32 * See the whole document. *;
 [A]US2016220320  (CRAWFORD NEIL R [US], et al) [A] 1-32 * See paragraphs [0041]-[0068]; and figures 1B, 1C, 2, 5, 6, 8A, 8B. *
by applicantUS2011040305
 US2018064493
 US2019159778
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