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EP1006903 - APPARATUS FOR THERAPEUTIC CAUTERIZATION OF PREDETERMINED VOLUMES OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/24]METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THERAPEUTIC CAUTERIZATION OF PREDETERMINED VOLUMES OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE
[2004/24]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.09.2005
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.09.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.10.2005  [2005/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Neothermia Corporation
725 Live Oak
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
[2000/24]
Inventor(s)01 / EGGERS, Philip, E.
5366 Reserve Drive
Dublin, OH 43017 / US
02 / SHMULEWITZ, Ascher
10 Yoav Street
Tel Aviv 69081 / IL
03 / CROSBY, Peter, A.
6830 N. Broadway, Suite A
Denver, Colorado 80221 / US
[2000/24]
Representative(s)Dennemeyer, John James, et al
Dennemeyer & Associates S.A.
55, Rue des Bruyères
1274 Howald / LU
[N/P]
Former [2004/44]Dennemeyer, John James, et al
Dennemeyer & Associates S.A. Patents-trademarks-Designs P.O. Box 1502
1015 Luxembourg / LU
Former [2001/28]Dennemeyer, John James
Dennemeyer & Associates S.A. Patents-trademarks-Designs P.O. Box 1502
1015 Luxembourg / LU
Former [2000/24]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date98931678.130.06.1998
[2000/24]
WO1998US13414
Priority number, dateUS1997088806303.07.1997         Original published format: US 888063
[2000/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9901074
Date:14.01.1999
Language:EN
[1999/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1006903
Date:14.06.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.01.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1006903
Date:27.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US14.01.1999
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/08
[2004/24]
CPC:
A61B5/0531 (EP,US); A61B18/14 (EP,US); A61B18/1402 (EP,US);
A61B18/1477 (EP,US); A61B5/4893 (EP,US); A61B10/02 (EP,US);
A61B18/1206 (EP,US); A61B18/1482 (EP,US); A61B18/1485 (EP,US);
A61B18/1487 (EP,US); A61B2018/0022 (EP,US); A61B2018/00261 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00577 (EP,US); A61B2018/00666 (EP,US); A61B2018/00678 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00708 (EP,US); A61B2018/00761 (EP,US); A61B2018/00827 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00875 (EP,US); A61B2018/00886 (EP,US); A61B2018/0091 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00916 (EP,US); A61B2018/126 (EP,US); A61B2018/1273 (EP,US);
A61B2018/128 (EP,US); A61B2018/1425 (EP,US); A61B2018/162 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/48]A61B17/39
Former IPC [2000/24]A61B17/36
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL [2000/24]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR THERAPEUTISCHEN KAUTERISATION VON VORBESTIMMTEN VOLUMEN BIOLOGISCHEN GEWEBES[2004/24]
English:APPARATUS FOR THERAPEUTIC CAUTERIZATION OF PREDETERMINED VOLUMES OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE[2004/24]
French:DISPOSITIF POUR CAUTERISATION THERAPEUTIQUE DE VOLUMES PREDETERMINES DE TISSUS BIOLOGIQUES[2004/24]
Former [2000/24]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR THERAPEUTISCHEN KAUTERISATION VON VORBESTIMMTEN VOLUMEN BIOLOGISCHEN GEWEBES
Former [2000/24]METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THERAPEUTIC CAUTERIZATION OF PREDETERMINED VOLUMES OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE
Former [2000/24]PROCEDES ET DISPOSITIF POUR CAUTERISATION THERAPEUTIQUE DE VOLUMES PREDETERMINES DE TISSUS BIOLOGIQUES
Entry into regional phase18.01.2000National basic fee paid 
18.01.2000Search fee paid 
18.01.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
18.01.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.01.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
18.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/24]
01.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.04.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2004Fee for grant paid
15.07.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP04008393.3  / EP1440665
Opposition(s)28.07.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
18.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
27.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
01.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5470308  (EDWARDS STUART D [US], et al) [A] 1,9* figures 11-13 *;
 [A]US5578030  (LEVIN JOHN M [US]) [A] 1,6,9 * abstract *;
 [A]DE19541566  (LASER & MED TECH GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,6,9 * column 2, lines 30-51; figure 1 *
International search[Y]US4898169  (NORMAN DANIEL A [US], et al);
 [Y]US5085659  (RYDELL MARK A [US]);
 [Y]US5117828  (METZGER WILLIAM T [US], et al);
 [Y]US5125928  (PARINS DAVID J [US], et al);
 [X]US5330470  (HAGEN ALFRED [DE]);
 [Y]US5383874  (JACKSON JEROME [US], et al);
 [Y]US5429636  (SHIKHMAN OLEG [US], et al);
 [Y]US5514130  (BAKER JAMES [US]);
 [Y]US5599345  (EDWARDS STUART D [US], et al)
by applicantUS4658836
 US4679561
 US4737628
 US4860744
 US4872458
 US4979518
 US5251645
 US5284144
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