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EP3998029 - SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERY OF PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD ABLATIVE ENERGY TO ESOPHAGEAL TISSUE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2022/19]SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD ABLATIVE ENERGY TO ESOPHAGEAL TISSUE
[2024/10]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.06.2024
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.02.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.11.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  15.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip27.06.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 31.07.2024  [2024/31]
27.06.2024Change - divisional application(s)published on 31.07.2024  [2024/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
One Scimed Place
Maple Grove, MN 55311 / US
[2023/49]
Former [2022/19]For all designated states
Farapulse, Inc.
3715 Haven Avenue
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PAGEARD, Jean-Luc
Montreal Québec, H3J 2W3 / CA
02 / LONG, Gary L.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 / US
03 / VISWANATHAN, Raju
Mountain View, California 94041 / US
 [2022/19]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Joachimsthaler Straße 10-12
10719 Berlin / DE
[2022/19]
Application number, filing date21196344.230.04.2018
[2022/20]
Priority number, dateUS201762492032P28.04.2017         Original published format: US 201762492032 P
[2022/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3998029
Date:18.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3998029
Date:31.07.2024
Language:EN
[2024/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/00, // A61N1/05, A61N1/32
[2022/19]
CPC:
A61N1/327 (EP,US); A61B18/1206 (US); A61B18/1492 (EP,US);
A61N1/0517 (EP); A61N1/37247 (EP,US); A61N1/37258 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00154 (EP,US); A61B2018/0016 (EP,US); A61B2018/00267 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00285 (EP,US); A61B2018/00488 (EP,US); A61B2018/00577 (US);
A61B2018/00613 (EP,US); A61B2018/1472 (EP,US); A61B2218/002 (EP,US);
A61B2218/007 (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 [2022/51]
Former [2022/19]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 
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR ABGABE VON ABLATIVER ENERGIE AUS GEPULSTEM ELEKTRISCHEM FELD AN SPEISERÖHRENGEWEBE[2024/10]
English:SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERY OF PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD ABLATIVE ENERGY TO ESOPHAGEAL TISSUE[2024/10]
French:SYSTÈMES ET DISPOSITIFS D'ADMINISTRATION D'UNE ÉNERGIE D'ABLATION À CHAMP ÉLECTRIQUE PULSÉ SUR DES TISSUS DE L' SOPHAGE[2024/10]
Former [2022/19]SYSTEME, VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR ABGABE VON ABLATIVER ENERGIE AUS GEPULSTEM ELEKTRISCHEM FELD AN SPEISERÖHRENGEWEBE
Former [2022/19]SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD ABLATIVE ENERGY TO ESOPHAGEAL TISSUE
Former [2022/19]SYSTÈMES, DISPOSITIFS ET PROCÉDÉS D'ADMINISTRATION D'UNE ÉNERGIE D'ABLATION À CHAMP ÉLECTRIQUE PULSÉ SUR DES TISSUS DE L' SOPHAGE
Examination procedure11.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.11.2022Examination requested  [2022/51]
11.11.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.02.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.06.2024Fee for grant paid
21.06.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.06.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP18170210.1  / EP3456278
Divisional application(s)EP24183828.3
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
16.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
20.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
18.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2012310233  (DIMMER STEVEN C [US], et al);
 [A]US2013012866  (DEEM MARK [US], et al);
 [Y]US2014257271  (MAYSE MARTIN L [US], et al)
by applicantWO2013US31252
 WO2016US57664
 WO2017US12099
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