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EP1022987 - SUTURED STAPLE SURGICAL FASTENERS, INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE VASCULAR AND ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  15.03.2002
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.03.2002Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 02.05.2002  [2002/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Coalescent Surgical, Inc.
559 East Weddell Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
[2000/31]
Inventor(s)01 / GARDINER, Barry, N.
13 Charles Hill Road
Orinda, CA 94563 / US
02 / McDONALD, Paul, T.
13337 Campus Drive
Oakland, CA 94619 / US
03 / PHIPPS, Richard, D.
790 LaCrosse Drive
Morgan Hill, CA 95037 / US
[2000/31]
Representative(s)Price, Nigel John King
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/31]Price, Nigel John King
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date98903430.107.01.1998
[2000/31]
WO1998US00462
Priority number, dateUS1997078157909.01.1997         Original published format: US 781579
[2000/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9830152
Date:16.07.1998
Language:EN
[1998/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1022987
Date:02.08.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.07.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US16.07.1998
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/04
[2000/31]
CPC:
A61B17/068 (EP,US); A61B17/0625 (EP,US); A61B17/064 (EP,US);
A61B17/0644 (EP,US); A61B17/11 (EP,US); A61B2017/0647 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/31]
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHE BEFESTIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG MITTELS NAHT-KLAMMERN, SO WIE INSTRUMENT UND VERFAHREN ZUR MINIMAL-INVASIVEN VASKULÄREN UND ENDOSKOPISCHEN CHIRURGIE[2000/31]
English:SUTURED STAPLE SURGICAL FASTENERS, INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE VASCULAR AND ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY[2000/31]
French:ATTACHES CHIRURGICALES SOUS FORME D'AGRAFES DE SUTURE, INSTRUMENTS ET PROCEDES ASSOCIES POUR CHIRURGIE ENDOSCOPIQUE OU VASCULAIRE A EFFRACTION MINIMALE[2000/31]
Entry into regional phase27.07.1999National basic fee paid 
27.07.1999Search fee paid 
27.07.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
27.07.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.07.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
27.07.1999Examination requested  [2000/31]
31.01.2001Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2002/18]
05.11.2001Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2002/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.200104   M06   Not yet paid
31.01.200205   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US5417700  (EGAN THOMAS D [US]);
 [Y]US5431666  (SAUER JUDE S [US], et al)
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