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EP About this file: EP3756571

EP3756571 - SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING A BATTERY UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.07.2023
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.07.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  27.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.08.2024New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ethicon LLC
475 Street C, Suite 401
Los Frailes Industrial Park
00969 Guaynabo / PR
[2021/01]
Inventor(s)01 / SHELTON, IV, Frederick E.
4545 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH Ohio 45242 / US
02 / ADAMS, Shane R.
4545 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH Ohio 45242 / US
03 / HARRIS, Jason L.
4545 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH Ohio 45242 / US
 [2021/01]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/01]Tunstall, Christopher Stephen
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
Application number, filing date20182415.826.06.2020
[2021/01]
Priority number, dateUS20191645672428.06.2019         Original published format: US201916456724
[2021/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3756571
Date:30.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/53]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.09.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/072, H01M2/10, H01M2/20, // A61B17/00, A61B17/29, A61B90/00, A61B17/068, A61B17/115
[2021/01]
CPC:
A61B50/20 (EP); A61B17/07207 (EP,CN); A61B17/0682 (US);
A61B17/072 (US); A61B17/2833 (US); A61B17/29 (US);
A61B17/34 (US); A61B50/33 (EP); H01M10/488 (EP,CN,US);
H01M50/213 (EP); A61B17/105 (US); A61B17/1155 (EP);
A61B17/32 (US); A61B2017/00017 (EP,US); A61B2017/00398 (EP,CN);
A61B2017/00407 (EP); A61B2017/0046 (EP); A61B2017/00473 (EP);
A61B2017/00477 (EP,US); A61B2017/00734 (EP,US); A61B2017/00862 (US);
A61B2017/0688 (EP,US); A61B2017/07257 (US); A61B2017/07271 (EP,CN,US);
A61B2017/07278 (EP); A61B2017/07285 (EP,CN); A61B2017/2927 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2929 (EP); A61B2017/2943 (EP); A61B2017/2946 (EP);
A61B2050/3004 (EP); A61B2090/034 (EP); A61B2090/067 (EP);
A61B2090/0811 (EP,US); A61B2090/0813 (EP); A61B2090/0814 (EP);
A61B2560/0204 (CN); A61B34/30 (US); H01M2220/30 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/31]
Former [2021/01]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHES INSTRUMENT MIT EINER BATTERIEEINHEIT[2021/01]
English:SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING A BATTERY UNIT[2021/01]
French:INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL INCLUANT UNE UNITÉ DE BATTERIE[2021/01]
Examination procedure30.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/31]
30.06.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.202405   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP1813199  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC [US]) [Y] 5,12,18 * figure 47 * * paragraph [0120] *;
 [A]WO2007090025  (STRYKER CORP [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2012115007  (FELDER KEVIN D [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2014207124  (ALDRIDGE JEFFREY L [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * figures 6,7 ** paragraphs [0065] , [0066] *;
 [Y]EP3151308  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC [PR]) [Y] 3,10,16 * figures 1-4, 9-11 * * paragraphs [0027] - [0029] - [0 36] *;
 [Y]EP3187125  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC [PR]) [Y] 7,14,20 * figures 19A, 19B, 23 * * paragraphs [0069] , [0077] *;
 [Y]US2017202592  (SHELTON IV FREDERICK E [US], et al) [Y] 4,6,11,13,17,19 * figures 16-19 * * paragraphs [0169] - [0173] *;
 [XY]WO2018226945  (STRYKER CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,8,9,15 * figures 1-12E * * paragraphs [0077] - [0099] * [Y] 3-7,10-14,16-20
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