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EP4003243 - DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING A CAPSULE FOR DELIVERING A PROSTHESIS AND A PULL WIRE FOR STEERING THE CAPSULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.04.2022
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.01.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  21.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 / US
[2022/22]
Inventor(s)01 / CROSBIE, Niall
c/o IP Legal Department
3576 Unocal Place
Santa Rosa, California 95403 / US
02 / CIOBANU, Constantin
c/o IP Legal Department
53576 Unocal Place
Santa Rosa, California 95403 / US
03 / GILSON, Tomas
c/o IP Legal Department
3576 Unocal Place
Santa Rosa, California 95403 / US
04 / FOX, Nicholas
c/o IP Legal Department
3576 Unocal Place
Santa Rosa, California 95403 / US
 [2022/22]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2022/22]
Application number, filing date20754492.523.07.2020
[2022/22]
WO2020US43228
Priority number, dateUS201962878378P25.07.2019         Original published format: US 201962878378 P
US20201693560322.07.2020         Original published format: US202016935603
[2022/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021016434
Date:28.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4003243
Date:01.06.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.01.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.01.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/966, A61F2/962, A61F2/97, A61M25/00, A61M25/01, A61F2/24
[2022/22]
CPC:
A61F2/966 (EP); A61F2/958 (CN); A61F2/2436 (EP,CN,US);
A61F2/2418 (EP,US); A61F2/2433 (CN); A61F2/2466 (CN);
A61F2002/9623 (EP); A61F2210/0014 (US); A61F2250/0018 (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 [2022/22]
TitleGerman:ABGABEVORRICHTUNG MIT EINER KAPSEL ZUR ABGABE EINER PROTHESE UND EIN ZUGDRAHT ZUM LENKEN DER KAPSEL[2022/22]
English:DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING A CAPSULE FOR DELIVERING A PROSTHESIS AND A PULL WIRE FOR STEERING THE CAPSULE[2022/22]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DISTRIBUTION AYANT UNE CAPSULE POUR POSER UNE PROTHÈSE ET UN FIL DE TRACTION POUR DIRIGER LA CAPSULE[2022/22]
Entry into regional phase17.02.2022National basic fee paid 
17.02.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
17.02.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/22]
17.02.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
23.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[YD]EP2480167  (MEDTRONIC INC [US]);
 [Y]US2014343670  (BAKIS GEORGE [US], et al);
 [XI]US2017281344  (COSTELLO DECLAN [IE])
by applicantUS8226710
 US8562673
 US8579963
 US2014222142
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