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EP4238526 - CUTTING ASSEMBLY FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  04.08.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip17.05.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
17.05.2024Amendment by applicant 
17.05.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 19.06.2024  [2024/25]
17.05.2024Change - designated statespublished on 19.06.2024  [2024/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
2825 Airview Boulevard
Kalamazoo, MI 49002 / US
[2023/36]
Inventor(s)01 / CUSHEN, Patrick
Graignamanagh / IE
02 / CURTIN, Damian Michael
Tralee / IE
 [2023/36]
Representative(s)Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/36]Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date23187395.124.03.2017
[2023/36]
Priority number, dateUS201662312675P24.03.2016         Original published format: US 201662312675 P
[2023/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4238526
Date:06.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/36]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4238526
Date:22.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.10.2023
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/32, // A61B17/29, A61B17/00
[2023/47]
CPC:
A61B17/32002 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00398 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00424 (EP,CN,US);
A61B2017/00438 (US); A61B2017/0046 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/2929 (EP,CN);
A61B2017/2946 (EP,CN); A61B2017/320032 (CN,US); A61B2090/0811 (EP,CN) (-)
Former IPC [2023/36]A61B90/00
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 [2024/25]
Former [2023/36]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:SCHNEIDANORDNUNG FÜR EIN CHIRURGISCHES INSTRUMENT[2023/36]
English:CUTTING ASSEMBLY FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT[2023/36]
French:ENSEMBLE DE COUPE POUR INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL[2023/36]
Examination procedure15.05.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.05.2024Examination requested  [2024/25]
15.05.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17715277.4  / EP3432814
EP21160482.2  / EP3851057
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
03.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]DE202006006914U  (WOLF GMBH RICHARD [DE]);
 [A]US2012209255  (BLOCHER MARTIN [DE], et al);
 [A]US2013190759  (WAALER LUKE [US], et al);
 [XI]US2014005700  (CASEY JAY A [US], et al);
 [A]WO2014133664  (GYRUS ACMI INC DBA OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA [US]);
 [A]DE102013111194  (AESCULAP AG [DE])
by applicantUS7237990
 WO2015024600
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