EP1006904 - REUSABLE ELECTROSURGICAL RETURN PAD [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 18.03.2005 Database last updated on 02.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 18.03.2005 | Refusal of application | published on 04.05.2005 [2005/18] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 11506 S.State Street Draper, UT 84020 / US | [2000/24] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
FLEENOR, Richard, P. 5765 South Monaco Street Englewood, CO 80111 / US | [2000/24] | Representative(s) | Finnie, Peter John, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2005/01] | Finnie, Peter John, et al Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB | ||
Former [2004/03] | McDonough, Jonathan, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower North Central Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB | ||
Former [2000/24] | Belcher, Simon James Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB | Application number, filing date | 97913704.9 | 14.10.1997 | [2000/24] | WO1997US18891 | Priority number, date | US19960741468 | 30.10.1996 Original published format: US 741468 | [2000/24] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9818396 | Date: | 07.05.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/18] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1006904 | Date: | 14.06.2000 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.05.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2000/24] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 07.05.1998 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 17.02.2000 | Classification | IPC: | A61B17/39, A61B18/16 | [2000/24] | CPC: |
A61B18/16 (EP,US);
Y10S128/908 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/24] | Title | German: | WIEDERVERWENDBARES, ELEKTROCHIRURGISCHES, RÜCKLEITENDES ELEKTRODENBLATT | [2000/24] | English: | REUSABLE ELECTROSURGICAL RETURN PAD | [2000/24] | French: | ELECTRODE ELECTROCHIRURGICALE DE RETOUR REUTILISABLE | [2000/24] | Entry into regional phase | 12.05.1999 | National basic fee paid | 12.05.1999 | Search fee paid | 12.05.1999 | Designation fee(s) paid | 12.05.1999 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | deleted | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 09.03.1998 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US | 12.05.1999 | Examination requested [2000/24] | 12.12.2002 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 07.10.2003 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 31.10.2003 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 16.04.2004 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 22.04.2004 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time | 17.05.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 03.11.2004 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 30.11.2004 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2005/18] | 10.12.2004 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2005/18] | Request for further processing for: | 16.04.2004 | Request for further processing filed | 16.04.2004 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 29.04.2004 | Decision despatched | 07.10.2003 | Request for further processing filed | 07.10.2003 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 22.10.2003 | Decision despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.05.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 22.09.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 22.10.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 21.10.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 23.10.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 25.10.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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