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EP4316361 - MEDICAL DEVICES WITH A FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY COUPLED TO AN ABLATION TIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 21.02.2025 Database last updated on 09.04.2026
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 05.01.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	21.02.2025	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 26.03.2025 [2025/13]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. One Scimed Place Maple Grove, Minnesota 55311 / US
	[2024/06]
Inventor(s)	01 / CHEUNG, Desmond San Jose, 95112 / US
	02 / POTOSKY, John C. San Jose, 95136 / US
	03 / MARECKI, Andrew T. Shrewsbury, 01545 / US
	04 / KIM, Isaac J. San Jose, 95135 / US
	05 / MIRIGIAN, Mark D. San Jose, 95138 / US
	[2024/06]
Representative(s)	Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Joachimsthaler Straße 10-12 10719 Berlin / DE
	[2024/06]
Application number, filing date	23201322.7	23.10.2015
	[2024/06]
Priority number, date	US201462068334P	24.10.2014 Original published format: US 201462068334 P
	[2024/06]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP4316361
	Date:	07.02.2024
	Language:	EN
	[2024/06]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP4316361
	Date:	01.05.2024
	Language:	EN
	[2024/18]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.03.2024
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/14, A61B5/00, A61B5/287, // A61B18/00	[2024/18]
	CPC:	A61B18/1492 (EP,CN,US); A61B5/287 (EP,CN,US); A61B5/6852 (CN,US); A61B5/6859 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00526 (CN,US); A61B2018/00351 (EP,CN,US); (+) A61B2018/00577 (EP,CN,US); A61B2018/00642 (CN,US); A61B2018/00839 (EP,CN,US); A61B2018/1405 (EP); A61B2018/1465 (EP,CN,US); A61B2018/1495 (EP,CN,US); A61B2562/166 (EP,CN,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2024/06]	A61B5/00
Designated contracting states	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 [2024/06]
Title	German:	MEDIZINISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN MIT EINER FLEXIBLEN, AN EINE ABLATIONSSPITZE GEKOPPELTEN ELEKTRODENANORDNUNG	[2024/06]
	English:	MEDICAL DEVICES WITH A FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY COUPLED TO AN ABLATION TIP	[2024/06]
	French:	DISPOSITIFS MÉDICAUX DOTÉS D'UN ENSEMBLE D'ÉLECTRODE SOUPLE COUPLÉ À UNE POINTE D'ABLATION	[2024/06]
Examination procedure	05.11.2024	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2025/13]
	20.11.2024	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time [2025/13]
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP15787872.9 / EP3209234
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 06
	02.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 07
	02.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 08
	02.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 09
	Penalty fee
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	31.10.2024	10 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[XI] WO2011143468 (SHIFAMED LLC et al.)
		[A] WO2014072879 (KONINKL PHILIPS NV et al.)
		[A] JP2011142995 (HOYA CORP et al.)
		[XI] US2010262140 (WATSON JASON PAUL et al.) [X] 1-4,6-10,12-15 * paragraphs [0119] - [0125] - [0206] , [0207]; figures 3D, 3E, 33A-34F *[I] 5,11
		[A] US2005004440 (VANNEY GUY et al.) [A] 1-15 * page 4, line 16 - line 20; figures 1-7 * * page 7, line 23 - line 26 * * page 10, line 11 - line 16 * * page 12, line 1 - line 8 *
	by applicant	US2013165926
		US5238004
		US6508803

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