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EP0464973 - Medical device generating an alternating flow for driving implantable blood pumps [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.11.1996
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES
published on 09.01.2008  [2008/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Affeld, Klaus, Prof. Dr. Ing.
Niebuhrstrasse 11a
D-10629 Berlin / DE
[1992/02]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
[1992/02]
Representative(s)Linser, Heinz, et al
Patentanwalt Fichtestrasse 8
16548 Glienicke/Nordb. / DE
[N/P]
Former [1995/34]Linser, Heinz, et al
Patentanwalt Fichtestrasse 8
D-16548 Glienicke/Nordb. / DE
Former [1994/48]Linser, Heinz
Robert-Bosch-Strasse 12a
D-63303 Dreieich / DE
Application number, filing date91250163.220.06.1991
[1992/02]
Priority number, dateDE1990402012025.06.1990         Original published format: DE 4020120
[1992/02]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0464973
Date:08.01.1992
Language:DE
[1992/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0464973
Date:03.01.1996
Language:DE
[1996/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.11.1991
ClassificationIPC:A61M1/10, A61M1/12, F04D29/04
[1992/02]
CPC:
F04D15/0027 (EP,US); A61M60/196 (EP,US); A61M60/427 (EP,US);
A61M60/43 (EP,US); A61M60/435 (EP,US); A61M60/538 (EP,US);
A61M60/894 (EP,US); F04D29/042 (EP,US); F04D29/506 (EP,US);
A61M60/148 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1992/02]
TitleGerman:Medizinische Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung eines alternierenden Volumenstroms für den Antrieb von implantierbaren Blutpumpen[1992/02]
English:Medical device generating an alternating flow for driving implantable blood pumps[1992/02]
French:Dispositif médical produisant un courant volumétrique alternatif pour la commande de pompes implantables pour le sang[1996/01]
Former [1992/02]Dispositif médical produisant un courrant volumétrique alternatif pour la commande de pompes implantables pour le sang
Examination procedure11.09.1992Examination requested  [1992/47]
07.04.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.10.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
07.07.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.09.1995Fee for grant paid
14.09.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.10.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1996/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.09.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
03.11.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
14.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
13.08.1992M01   Fee paid on   11.09.1992
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.199303   M06   Fee paid on   03.09.1993
30.06.199404   M06   Fee paid on   03.11.1994
30.06.199505   M06   Fee paid on   14.09.1995
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE03.01.1996
DK03.01.1996
ES03.01.1996
IT03.01.1996
SE03.04.1996
[2002/25]
Former [1999/42]BE03.01.1996
DK03.01.1996
IT03.01.1996
SE03.04.1996
Former [1998/15]BE03.01.1996
DK03.01.1996
SE03.04.1996
Former [1996/51]BE03.01.1996
SE03.04.1996
Former [1996/38]SE03.04.1996
Documents cited:Search[Y]CH143798  (FRANCKE W H [CH]);
 [A]DE1528798  (REGULATOR AG);
 [A]DE2107000  (LOEWE PUMPENFABRIK GMBH);
 [A]US4382199  (ISAACSON MILTON S);
 [A]US4888011  (KUNG ROBERT T V [US], et al)
 [Y]  - BIOMEDIZINISCHE TECHNIK Bd. 19, Nr. 6, 1974, BERLIN Seiten 217 - 224; G.GEISSELBRECHT ET AL: 'EIN INKORPORIERBARES ANTRIEBSSYSTEM FÜR BLUTPUMPEN ZUR ENTLASTUNG DES DES LINKEN HERZENS '
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