blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3973540

EP3973540 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING WORKSPACE VOLUMES AND IDENTIFYING REACHABLE WORKSPACES OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.03.2024
Database last updated on 15.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.02.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.11.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  17.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2022/13]
Inventor(s)01 / ITKOWITZ, Brandon D.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
02 / MOHR, Paul W.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
 [2022/13]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2022/13]
Application number, filing date20731692.819.05.2020
[2022/13]
WO2020US33599
Priority number, dateUS201962852128P23.05.2019         Original published format: US 201962852128 P
[2022/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020236814
Date:26.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3973540
Date:30.03.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.11.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:G16H40/60, G16H50/50, G16H40/67
[2022/13]
CPC:
G16H50/50 (EP); A61B34/10 (US); G16H40/67 (EP,US);
A61B2034/107 (US); A61B90/37 (US); G06T2207/10068 (US);
G06T2207/30004 (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 [2022/13]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON ARBEITSRAUMVOLUMINA UND IDENTIFIZIERUNG VON ERREICHBAREN ARBEITSRÄUMEN CHIRURGISCHER INSTRUMENTE[2022/13]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING WORKSPACE VOLUMES AND IDENTIFYING REACHABLE WORKSPACES OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS[2022/13]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS POUR GÉNÉRER DES VOLUMES D'ESPACE DE TRAVAIL ET IDENTIFIER DES ESPACES DE TRAVAIL ACCESSIBLES D'INSTRUMENTS CHIRURGICAUX[2022/13]
Entry into regional phase19.11.2021National basic fee paid 
19.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
19.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/13]
19.11.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
12.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Cited inInternational search[I]US2009036902  (DIMAIO SIMON P [US], et al);
 [I]US2016314710  (JARC ANTHONY M [US], et al);
 [A]US2018243906  (HOURTASH ARJANG M [US]);
 [I]US2018353245  (MCCLOUD JEFFERSON C [US], et al);
 [A]US2019105118  (ITKOWITZ BRANDON D [US], et al);
by applicantUS8902321
 US2017188011
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.