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EP4272685 - STAPLER CARTRIDGE WITH AN INTEGRAL KNIFE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.07.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.10.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
19.07.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 21.08.2024  [2024/34]
19.07.2024Change - designated statespublished on 21.08.2024  [2024/34]
19.07.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2023/45]
Inventor(s)01 / BURBANK, William A.
Sunnyvale, 94086 / US
02 / WIXEY, Matthew A.
Sunnyvale, 94086 / US
03 / RAGOSTA, Nicholas
Sunnyvale, 94086 / US
 [2023/45]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2023/45]
Application number, filing date23191203.111.10.2017
[2023/45]
Priority number, dateUS201662406845P11.10.2016         Original published format: US 201662406845 P
[2023/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4272685
Date:08.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/45]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4272685
Date:17.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.12.2023
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/068, A61B17/3211, A61B17/072, A61B90/00
[2024/03]
CPC:
A61B17/07207 (EP,CN,KR,US); A61B17/0682 (CN); A61B17/3211 (CN);
A61B2017/07271 (EP,CN,KR,US); A61B2017/07278 (EP,CN,KR,US); A61B2017/07285 (EP,CN,KR,US);
A61B2090/0801 (EP,CN,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2023/45]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 [2024/34]
Former [2023/45]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:KLAMMERMAGAZIN MIT INTEGRIERTEM MESSER[2023/45]
English:STAPLER CARTRIDGE WITH AN INTEGRAL KNIFE[2023/45]
French:CARTOUCHE D'AGRAFEUSE AVEC COUTEAU INTÉGRÉ[2023/45]
Examination procedure17.07.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.07.2024Examination requested  [2024/34]
17.07.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17860194.4  / EP3525688
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
11.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
11.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
11.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
11.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US5673840  (SCHULZE DALE R [US], et al);
 [A]US8439246  (KNODEL BRYAN D [US]);
 [A]US2014103093  (KOCH JR ROBERT L [US], et al)
by applicantUS2014183244
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