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EP0973454 - PROBE ASSEMBLY FOR IMPROVED CATHETER CALIBRATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/04]IMPROVED CATHETER CALIBRATION
[2006/25]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.11.2007
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.11.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.12.2007  [2007/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Biosense Webster, Inc.
3333 Diamond Canyon Road
Diamond Bar, CA 91765 / US
[N/P]
Former [2007/03]For all designated states
Biosense Webster, Inc.
3333 Diamond Canyon Road Diamond Bar
California 91765 / US
Former [2004/45]For all designated states
Biosense Webster, Inc.
3333 Diamond Canyon Road
Diamond Bar, California 91765 / US
Former [2000/04]For all designated states
Biosense Inc.
Suite 10, 40 Ramland Road South
Orangeburg, NY 10962 / US
Inventor(s)01 / OSADCHY, Daniel
Harofe Street 48A
34367 Haifa / IL
02 / MATCOVITCH, Avraham
Yasmin Street 6/3
36780 Nesher / IL
[2000/04]
Representative(s)Mercer, Christopher Paul, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/04]Mercer, Christopher Paul, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford 43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date98902164.710.02.1998
[2000/04]
WO1998IL00064
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9940856
Date:19.08.1999
Language:EN
[1999/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0973454
Date:26.01.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.08.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0973454
Date:17.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US19.08.1999
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.01.2002
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/14, A61B5/06, A61B17/00
[2006/29]
CPC:
A61B5/06 (EP,US); A61B34/20 (EP,US); A61B5/062 (EP,US);
A61B90/98 (EP,US); A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61B2017/00482 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00725 (EP,US); A61B2018/00178 (EP,US); A61B2034/2051 (EP,US);
A61B2034/2068 (EP,US); A61B2034/256 (EP,US); A61B2090/0818 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3983 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2002/12]A61B17/36, A61B5/06
Former IPC [2000/04]A61B17/36
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2000/04]
TitleGerman:SONDENANORDNUNG ZUR VERBESSERTEN KATHETERKALIBRIERUNG[2006/25]
English:PROBE ASSEMBLY FOR IMPROVED CATHETER CALIBRATION[2006/25]
French:ENSEMBLE SONDE POUR ETALONNAGE AMELIORE DE CATHETER[2006/25]
Former [2000/04]VERBESSERTE KATHETERKALIBRIERUNG
Former [2000/04]IMPROVED CATHETER CALIBRATION
Former [2000/04]ETALONNAGE AMELIORE DE CATHETER
Entry into regional phase03.11.1999National basic fee paid 
03.11.1999Search fee paid 
03.11.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
03.11.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.11.1999Examination requested  [2000/04]
20.08.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.12.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.06.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.01.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.05.2006Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 01.06.2006
15.05.2006Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
01.06.2006Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
07.06.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.10.2006Fee for grant paid
10.10.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.10.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
13.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
12.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
12.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
14.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
14.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5193547  (EVANS II GEORGE D [US], et al);
 [A]US5400267  (DENEN DENNIS J [US], et al);
 [A]WO9607351  (CARDIOMETRICS INC [US]);
 [Y]EP0712603  (BECTON DICKINSON CO [US]);
 [Y]WO9729678  (BIOSENSE INC [US], et al);
 [E]WO9842253  (RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS [SE], et al)
International search[A]US5211165  (DUMOULIN CHARLES L [US], et al);
 [A]US5318025  (DUMOULIN CHARLES L [US], et al);
 [A]US5377678  (DUMOULIN CHARLES L [US], et al);
 [Y]US5383874  (JACKSON JEROME [US], et al);
 [A]US5445150  (DUMOULIN CHARLES L [US], et al)
by applicantUS3644825
 US3868565
 US4017858
 US4054881
 US4849692
 US5042486
 WO9404938
 US5391199
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