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EP4103099 - TIP PROTECTOR FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.11.2022
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.08.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  19.02.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip22.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medical Microinstruments, Inc.
1209 Orange Street, the Corporation Trust Company
Wilmington, DE 19801 / US
[2022/51]
Inventor(s)01 / SIMI, Massimiliano
c/o MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS, INC. 1209 Orange
Street, The Corporation Trust Company
Wilmington, Delaware / US
02 / LAZZARI, Giorgio
c/o MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS, INC. 1209 Orange
Street, The Corporation Trust Company
Wilmington, Delaware / US
 [2022/51]
Representative(s)Crippa, Paolo Ernesto, et al
Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A.
Via Senato, 8
20121 Milano / IT
[2022/51]
Application number, filing date21704620.009.02.2021
[2022/51]
WO2021IB51025
Priority number, dateIT2020000255110.02.2020         Original published format: IT202000002551
[2022/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021161159
Date:19.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4103099
Date:21.12.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.08.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B90/00, A61B34/37, A61B17/00, A61B17/34
[2022/51]
CPC:
A61B90/08 (EP,KR); A61B34/37 (EP,KR); A61B90/03 (EP,KR,US);
A61B17/3496 (EP,KR); A61B2017/00336 (EP); A61B2017/00477 (US);
A61B2017/00862 (US); A61B2017/2927 (US); A61B2017/2939 (US);
A61B2090/033 (EP,KR); A61B2090/034 (US); A61B2090/0801 (EP,KR);
A61B2090/08021 (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]
TitleGerman:SPITZENSCHUTZ FÜR EIN CHIRURGISCHES INSTRUMENT, ANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN[2022/51]
English:TIP PROTECTOR FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD[2022/51]
French:PROTECTEUR DE POINTE POUR INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL, ENSEMBLE ET PROCÉDÉ[2022/51]
Entry into regional phase27.07.2022National basic fee paid 
27.07.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
27.07.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.11.2021Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
27.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/51]
27.07.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
22.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[XA]EP2567662  (VLV ASSOCIATES INC [US]) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0002] , [0018] , [0040] , [0044] , [0046] , [0051]; figures 1-14 * [A] 2-18;
 [A]US2014276949  (STAUNTON DOUGLAS ALAN [US], et al) [A] 1-18* paragraphs [0149] - [0158]; figures 33-38 *;
 [X]US2016213434  (LOHMEIER SEBASTIAN [DE], et al) [X] 1-18 * paragraphs [0001] , [0006] , [0037] , [0041] , [0043] , [0052] , [0054] , [0055] , [0060] , [0066]; figures 1-17 *;
 [A]EP3243449  (COVIDIEN LP [US]) [A] 1-18 * paragraphs [0004] , [0037] - [0040] *;
 [A]EP3556315  (ETHICON LLC [PR]) [A] 1-18 * paragraphs [0043] , [0117] - [0119] - [0123] , [0130] , [0131] , [0144] , [0148]; figures 1-25B *
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 US2016213434
 WO2017064303
 US2017224191
 WO2018189721
 WO2018189722
 US2019313889
 WO2019220407
 WO2019220408
 WO2019220409
 US10582975
 US10864051
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