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EP0618819 - CATHETER WITH ATRAUMATIC DRUG DELIVERY TIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 29.09.2000 Database last updated on 17.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	28.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 30.01.2008 [2008/05]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. 47900 Bayside Parkway Fremont, CA 94538 / US
	[1999/27]
Former [1994/41]	For all designated states TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. 47201 Lakeview Boulevard, P.O. Box 5120 Fremont, CA 94537-5120 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / CHEE, U., Hiram 127 Dolton Avenue San Carlos, CA 94030 / US
	02 / LEMOURE, Edward, R. 67 Howard Avenue New Haven, CT 06519 / US
	[1994/41]
Representative(s)	Price, Nigel John King J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1994/41]	Price, Nigel John King J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date	93921670.1	17.09.1993
	[1994/41]
	WO1993US08834
Priority number, date	US19920954669	30.09.1992 Original published format: US 954669
	[1994/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9407549
	Date:	14.04.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/09]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0618819
	Date:	12.10.1994
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.04.1994 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1994/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0618819
	Date:	01.12.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/48]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	14.04.1994
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.03.1995
Classification	IPC:	A61M25/00	[1995/11]
	CPC:	A61M25/007 (EP,US); A61M25/0054 (EP,US); A61M2025/0079 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1994/41]	A61M5/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1994/41]
Title	German:	KATHETER MIT ATRAUMATISCHER SPITZE ZUR VERABREICHUNG VON ARZNEIEN	[1994/41]
	English:	CATHETER WITH ATRAUMATIC DRUG DELIVERY TIP	[1994/41]
	French:	CATHETER A POINTE DE LIBERATION ATRAUMATIQUE DE MEDICAMENT	[1994/41]
Entry into regional phase	11.04.1994	National basic fee paid
	11.04.1994	Search fee paid
	11.04.1994	Designation fee(s) paid
	11.04.1994	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	11.04.1994	Examination requested [1994/41]
	25.02.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.08.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.12.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.04.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.12.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	14.04.1999	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.07.1999	Fee for grant paid
	08.07.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	02.09.2000	No opposition filed within time limit [2000/46]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.09.1995	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.09.1996	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.09.1997	Renewal fee patent year 05
	09.09.1998	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.09.1999	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	01.12.1999
	BE	01.12.1999
	CH	01.12.1999
	ES	01.12.1999
	GR	01.12.1999
	IT	01.12.1999
	LI	01.12.1999
	SE	01.12.1999
	PT	02.03.2000
	[2008/05]
Former [2004/07]	AT	01.12.1999
	BE	01.12.1999
	CH	01.12.1999
	ES	01.12.1999
	GR	01.12.1999
	LI	01.12.1999
	SE	01.12.1999
	PT	02.03.2000
Former [2002/26]	AT	01.12.1999
	BE	01.12.1999
	CH	01.12.1999
	ES	01.12.1999
	LI	01.12.1999
	SE	01.12.1999
	PT	02.03.2000
Former [2002/23]	AT	01.12.1999
	BE	01.12.1999
	CH	01.12.1999
	LI	01.12.1999
	SE	01.12.1999
	PT	02.03.2000
Former [2000/52]	AT	01.12.1999
	BE	01.12.1999
	CH	01.12.1999
	LI	01.12.1999
	PT	02.03.2000
Former [2000/51]	AT	01.12.1999
	BE	01.12.1999
	PT	02.03.2000
	CH	07.03.2000
	LI	07.03.2000
Former [2000/50]	BE	01.12.1999
	PT	02.03.2000
	CH	07.03.2000
	LI	07.03.2000
Former [2000/43]	BE	01.12.1999
	PT	02.03.2000
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4173981 (MORTENSEN J D [US]) [X] 1-17 * column 5, line 52 - column 6, line 54; figure - *;
		[A]DE3314755 (MEDIZIN TECH WERKSTAETTE ARZT [DE]) [A] 1-17 * page 10, line 1 - line 5; figure - *;
		[A]GB2182567 (SMITHS INDUSTRIES PLC) [A] 1-17 * page 2, line 50 - line 54; figure - *;
		[A]EP0476796 (E Z EM INC [US], et al) [A] 1-17* column 5, line 20 - line 49; figure - *
	International search	[Y]US4149535 (VOLDER JOY G R);
		[Y]US4391276 (LAZARUS HARRISON [US], et al);
		[A]US4808158 (KREUZER RUDOLF [DE], et al);
		[Y]US4842590 (TANABE SUSUMU [JP], et al);
		[Y]US4848344 (SOS THOMAS A [US], et al);
		[YP]US5158084 (GHIATAS ABRAHAM A [US])

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