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EP4042951 - CURVED TIP SURGICAL STAPLER BUTTRESS ASSEMBLY APPLICATOR WITH COMPRESSION LAYER POCKET FEATURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.03.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.02.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  15.07.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ethicon LLC
475 Street C, Suite 401
Los Frailes Industrial Park
00969 Guaynabo / PR
[2022/33]
Inventor(s)01 / BAKOS, Gregory J.
Cincinnati, 45242 / US
02 / HARRIS, Jason L
Cincinnati, 45242 / US
03 / RIDGLEY, Pamela M
Cincinnati, 45242 / US
04 / SHELTON, IV, Frederick E.
Cincinnati, 45242 / US
05 / VENDELY, Michael J.
Cincinnati, 45242 / US
06 / ZEINER, Mark S.
Cincinnati, 45242 / US
 [2022/33]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[2022/33]
Application number, filing date22165126.823.12.2019
[2022/33]
Priority number, dateUS20181623568128.12.2018         Original published format: US201816235681
[2022/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4042951
Date:17.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/072
[2022/33]
CPC:
A61B17/07292 (EP); A61B17/0682 (US); A61B17/072 (US);
A61B17/29 (US); A61B17/34 (US); A61B17/105 (US);
A61B17/32 (US); A61B2017/00862 (US); A61B2017/0688 (US);
A61B2017/07221 (US); A61B2017/07257 (EP,US); A61B2017/07271 (US);
A61B2017/2927 (US); A61B2090/08021 (EP); A61B2090/0811 (US);
A61B34/30 (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 [2023/12]
Former [2022/33]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:APPLIKATOR FÜR VERSTEIFUNGSANORDNUNG VON CHIRURGISCHEM KLAMMERGERÄT MIT GEKRÜMMTER SPITZE MIT KOMPRESSIONSSCHICHTTASCHENMERKMAL[2022/33]
English:CURVED TIP SURGICAL STAPLER BUTTRESS ASSEMBLY APPLICATOR WITH COMPRESSION LAYER POCKET FEATURE[2022/33]
French:APPLICATEUR D'ENSEMBLE DE RENFORT POUR AGRAFEUSE CHIRURGICALE À EXTRÉMITÉ COURBÉE PRÉSENTANT UNE CARACTÉRISTIQUE DE POCHE DE COUCHE DE COMPRESSION[2024/13]
Former [2022/33]APPLICATEUR D'ENSEMBLE DE BUTÉE D'AGRAFEUSE CHIRURGICALE À EXTRÉMITÉ COURBÉE PRÉSENTANT UNE CARACTÉRISTIQUE DE POCHE DE COUCHE DE COMPRESSION
Examination procedure13.02.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.02.2023Examination requested  [2023/12]
13.02.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP19219336.5  / EP3673822
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
15.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9817180  (BIO VASCULAR INC [US]) [A] 1-4 * the whole document *;
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 [XA]US2012289979  (ESKAROS SHERIF [US], et al) [X] 4 * figures 1, 3a, 3b * * paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0038] * * paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0048] * [A] 1-3;
 [XI]US2017055981  (VENDELY MICHAEL J [US], et al) [X] 1,3,4 * figures 3, 4, 16A, 16B, 20, 21, 22, 51 * * paragraph [0057] * * paragraph [0298] * * paragraph [0302] - paragraph [0304] * * paragraph [0388] * [I] 2;
 [A]US2018235626  (SHELTON IV FREDERICK E [US], et al) [A] 1-4* the whole document *;
 [E]EP3597120  (ETHICON LLC [PR]) [E] 4 * figures 12, 17B, 18 * * paragraph [0039] * * paragraph [0041] * * paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0053] *
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