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EP3932326 - TISSUE RETRACTION DEVICE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.12.2025
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.09.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.02.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip16.01.2026Change - divisional application(s)published on 18.02.2026  [2026/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
One Scimed Place
Maple Grove, MN 55311 / US
[2026/04]
Former [2022/01]For all designated states
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
One Scimed Place
Maple Grove, MN 55133 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LEE, Danny Shu-Huan
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 / US
02 / SMITH, Paul
Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917 / US
03 / WALES, Ryan V.
Northborough, Massachusetts 01532 / US
04 / WANG, Jialiang
Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917 / US
05 / ANDERSON, Niklas
Wayland, Massachusetts 01778 / US
06 / HURLEY, Gregory
Windham, New Hampshire 03087 / US
07 / TAYLOR, Jon
Groton, Massachusetts 01450 / US
08 / UNGER, John
Wrentham, Massachusetts 01450 / US
09 / PYATAEVA, Irina
Moscow 119602 / RU
 [2022/01]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstraße 3
81675 München / DE
[2022/01]
Application number, filing date21191458.519.03.2018
[2022/01]
Priority number, dateUS201762473957P20.03.2017         Original published format: US 201762473957 P
US201762506780P16.05.2017         Original published format: US 201762506780 P
[2022/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3932326
Date:05.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/01]
Type: A8 Corrected patent application 
No.:EP3932326
Date:23.02.2022
[2022/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3932326
Date:21.01.2026
Language:EN
[2026/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/02, A61B17/122, A61B1/018, // A61B17/00, A61B90/00
[2022/01]
CPC:
A61B17/0218 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/02 (CN); A61B17/0206 (US);
A61B17/00 (CN); A61B17/32 (CN); A61B17/320016 (CN);
A61B1/018 (EP,US); A61B1/32 (US); A61B17/1227 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00004 (EP,US); A61B2017/00269 (EP); A61B2017/00743 (CN);
A61B2017/00778 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00796 (CN); A61B2017/00818 (US);
A61B2017/00862 (EP,US); A61B2017/0287 (US); A61B2017/320044 (CN);
A61B2017/320052 (CN); A61B2017/320056 (CN); A61B2090/061 (EP,US);
A61B2090/0807 (EP,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 [2022/01]
TitleGerman:GEWEBERETRAKTIONSVORRICHTUNG UND FREISETZUNGSSYSTEM[2022/01]
English:TISSUE RETRACTION DEVICE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM[2022/01]
French:DISPOSITIF DE RÉTRACTION DE TISSUS ET SYSTÈME DE DISTRIBUTION[2022/01]
Examination procedure16.08.2021Examination requested  [2022/01]
07.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.06.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.09.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.12.2025Fee for grant paid
09.12.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.12.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP18716063.5  / EP3544522
Divisional application(s)EP26150500.2
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
16.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
15.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
22.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
20.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
19.03.2025Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XIY] US2015025322  (RANSDEN JEFFREY et al.)
 [XIY] WO2013041960  (SURGICAL PERSPECTIVES SAS et al.) [X] 1-5,8,13 * paragraphs [0118] - [0120]; figures 27A, 28A-D *[I] 6-7,9-12,14 [Y] 15
 [Y] WO2018027113  (BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC et al.) [Y] 15 * figure 9 *
ExaminationWO2019178244
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