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EP4561812 - METHOD OF LAMINATING A POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE LINER TO A FLEXIBLE OUTER MEMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2025/23]CATHETER HAVING A LAMINATED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE LINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
[2026/17]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.04.2026
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.05.2025
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Formerunknown
Status updated on  18.08.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2026New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Creganna Unlimited Company
Parkmore West
Ballybrit, Galway / IE
[2025/23]
Inventor(s)01 / MYINT, Khin
Plymouth, Minnesota 55442 / US
02 / PATRAS, Sandra
Plymouth, Minnesota 55442 / US
03 / HUDGINS, Robert G.
Plymouth, Minnesota 55442 / US
 [2025/23]
Representative(s)Ashton, Gareth Mark, et al
Baron Warren Redfern LLP
1000 Great West Road
Brentford TW8 9DW / GB
[2025/23]
Application number, filing date23752050.724.07.2023
[2025/23]
WO2023IB57508
Priority number, dateUS20221787363626.07.2022         Original published format: US202217873636
[2025/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2024023684
Date:01.02.2024
Language:EN
[2024/05]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4561812
Date:04.06.2025
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.02.2024 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2025/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.03.2024
ClassificationIPC:B29C63/34, B29C63/48, B29C63/18, A61M25/00, A61L29/08, // B29L31/00, B29K627/18
[2026/17]
CPC:
A61M25/0009 (EP,US); A61L29/085 (EP); C08L27/18 (US);
A61L2420/02 (EP); A61M2025/0047 (EP); A61M25/0045 (US);
B29K2627/18 (EP); B29L2031/7542 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
A61L29/085, C08L27/18 (EP)
Former IPC [2025/23]B29C63/34, B29C63/18, A61M25/00, B29C63/48, B29K627/18, B29L31/00
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/23]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BEFESTIGUNG EINER POLYTETRAFLUORETHYLEN-AUSKLEIDUNG AN EINEM FLEXIBLEN AUSSENTEIL[2026/17]
English:METHOD OF LAMINATING A POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE LINER TO A FLEXIBLE OUTER MEMBER[2026/17]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FIXATION D'UNE REVÊTEMENT EN POLYTÉTRAFLUOROÉTHYLÈNE SUR UN ÉLÉMENT EXTÉRIEUR SOUPLE[2026/17]
Former [2025/23]KATHETER MIT EINER LAMINIERTEN POLYTETRAFLUORETHYLEN-AUSKLEIDUNG UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN
Former [2025/23]CATHETER HAVING A LAMINATED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE LINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
Former [2025/23]CATHÉTER À REVÊTEMENT EN POLYTÉTRAFLUOROÉTHYLÈNE STRATIFIÉ ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION
Entry into regional phase24.02.2025National basic fee paid 
24.02.2025Designation fee(s) paid 
24.02.2025Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.02.2025Examination requested  [2025/23]
24.02.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.09.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.04.2026Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.06.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[I] US2007095473  (FARNSWORTH KIMBERLY D et al.) [I] 1-5 * [0017], [0027], [0046], [0048], [0050], [0054]-[0060] *
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