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EP About this file: EP4231246

EP4231246 - TECHNIQUE FOR OPTICAL GUIDANCE DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.07.2023
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Healthineers AG
Siemensstraße 3
91301 Forchheim / DE
[2024/07]
Former [2023/34]For all designated states
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
Henkestraße 127
91052 Erlangen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / PETKOV, Kaloian
Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648 / US
 [2023/34]
Representative(s)Schwarz, Claudia
Schwarz + Kollegen
Patentanwälte
Heilmannstraße 19
81479 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/34]Schwarz, Claudia
Schwarz + Kollegen
Patentanwälte
Hermann-Schmid-Straße 10
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date22157029.416.02.2022
[2023/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4231246
Date:23.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.07.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06T15/50, G06T19/00
[2023/34]
CPC:
G06T19/00 (EP); A61B34/10 (CN,US); A61B34/20 (US);
A61B34/25 (CN); A61B90/36 (CN); G06T15/503 (EP);
G06T7/194 (CN); G06T7/50 (CN); G06T7/90 (CN);
A61B2034/105 (CN); A61B2034/107 (CN,US); A61B2090/364 (CN);
A61B2090/365 (CN); A61B2090/367 (CN); G06T2207/10028 (CN);
G06T2207/30004 (CN); G06T2210/41 (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 [2023/34]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
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TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR OPTISCHEN FÜHRUNG WÄHREND EINES CHIRURGISCHEN EINGRIFFS[2023/34]
English:TECHNIQUE FOR OPTICAL GUIDANCE DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE[2023/34]
French:TECHNIQUE DE GUIDAGE OPTIQUE PENDANT UNE INTERVENTION CHIRURGICALE[2023/34]
Examination procedure03.02.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.02.2023Examination requested  [2023/34]
03.02.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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 [XI]US2019050665  (SAKURAGI FUTOSHI [JP]) [X] 1,4-7,9,10,12-15 * figures 1-9 * * paragraphs [0002] , [0017] , [0018] * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0040] * * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0068] * [I] 2,3,8,11;
 [XI]US2019247130  (STATE ANDREI [US], et al) [X] 1,13-15 * figures 25-31, 35A, 35B, 38A, 38B * * paragraphs [0076] , [0078] , [0080] * * paragraphs [0107] , [0166] , [0264] * [I] 2-12;
 [I]EP3553785  (KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV [NL]) [I] 1-15 * figures 1, 4A-8 * * paragraphs [0005] , [0023] , [0025] * * paragraphs [0037] , [0050] *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11548-009-0365-3
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.suronc.2021.101637
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VISUAL.2004.98
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