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EP About this file: EP4037597

EP4037597 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING MOVEMENT OF A TOOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.07.2022
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.04.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip13.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MAKO Surgical Corp.
3365 Enterprise Ave.
Weston, FL 33331 / US
[2024/02]
Former [2022/32]For all designated states
MAKO Surgical Corp.
2555 Davie Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BOWLING, David, Gene
6712 Elwood Drive NW
Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM 87122 / US
02 / DELUCA, Richard, Thomas
2247 Lorraine Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 / US
03 / DOZEMAN, Michael, Dale
5659 Old Mission
St. Portage, MI 49024 / US
04 / ROESSLER, Patrick
Im Laimacker 42
79249 Merzhausen / DE
05 / FERKO, Michael
220 Big Island Road
Warwick, NY 10990 / US
06 / GARCIA, Gregory
6513 NW 78th Drive
Parkland, FL 33067 / US
07 / KHURANA, Rishabh
501 SE 2nd St Apt 938
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 / US
 [2022/32]
Representative(s)Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/32]Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date20793511.530.09.2020
[2022/32]
WO2020US53548
Priority number, dateUS201962908056P30.09.2019         Original published format: US 201962908056 P
[2022/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021067438
Date:08.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4037597
Date:10.08.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.04.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/30, A61B34/37, A61B34/00, A61B34/20, A61B18/00, A61B34/10
[2022/32]
CPC:
A61B34/30 (EP,CN,KR); A61B34/20 (EP,CN,KR,US); A61B34/76 (EP,CN,KR,US);
A61B34/10 (KR); A61B34/35 (US); A61B34/70 (EP,CN);
A61B2018/00565 (EP,CN); A61B2034/102 (EP,CN,KR); A61B2034/104 (US);
A61B2034/107 (US); A61B2034/2055 (US); A61B2090/066 (KR,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 [2022/32]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUM FÜHREN DER BEWEGUNG EINES WERKZEUGS[2022/32]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING MOVEMENT OF A TOOL[2022/32]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE GUIDAGE DU MOUVEMENT D'UN OUTIL[2022/32]
Entry into regional phase22.03.2022National basic fee paid 
22.03.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
22.03.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/32]
22.03.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
24.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
13.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO03077101  (Z KAT INC [US]);
 [X]US2015265358  (BOWLING DAVID GENE [US], et al);
 [A]US2017128136  (POST NICHOLAS JON [US]);
 [A]US2018325608  (KANG HYOSIG [US], et al);
 [A]US2019133790  (VISCARDI DAVID [US], et al);
 [XP]EP3705074  (MAKO SURGICAL CORP [US])
by applicantUS2012330429
 US2014276949
 US9008757
 US9119655
 US9566122
 US9681920
 US9707043
 US10117713
 WO2020US42128
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