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EP0965311 - Apparatus for treating stenoses at bifurcated regions [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/51]Method and apparatus for treating stenoses at bifurcated regions
[2008/26]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.06.2010
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.06.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 13.07.2011  [2011/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
3576 Unocal Place
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 / US
[2008/50]
Former [1999/51]For all designated states
Medtronic AVE, Inc.
3576 Unocal Place
Santa Rosa, California 95403 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Lashinski, Randall T.
5546 Carriage Lane
Santa Rosa, CA 95403 / US
02 / Haarstad, Philip J.
1054 Elsbree Lane
Windsor, CA 95492 / US
03 / Birdsall, Matthew J.
2561 Barona Place
Santa Rosa, CA 95405 / US
[1999/51]
Representative(s)Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/33]Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Former [1999/51]Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, 27 Furnival Street
London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date99304735.617.06.1999
[1999/51]
Priority number, dateUS1998010041620.06.1998         Original published format: US 100416
[1999/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0965311
Date:22.12.1999
Language:EN
[1999/51]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0965311
Date:10.01.2007
[2007/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0965311
Date:19.08.2009
Language:EN
[2009/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.12.2006
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/06, A61M29/02, A61M25/00
[1999/51]
CPC:
A61M25/104 (EP,US); A61F2/954 (EP,US); A61F2/958 (EP,US);
A61F2/86 (EP,US); A61F2002/065 (EP,US); A61M2025/1045 (EP,US);
A61M2025/1093 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   NL [2007/42]
Former [1999/51]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Behandlung von Stenosen an Verzweigungen[2008/26]
English:Apparatus for treating stenoses at bifurcated regions[2008/26]
French:Dispositif de traitement de sténoses à regions bifurquées[2008/26]
Former [1999/51]Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Behandlung von Stenosen an Verzweigungen
Former [1999/51]Method and apparatus for treating stenoses at bifurcated regions
Former [1999/51]Méthode et dispositif de traitement de sténoses à regions bifurquées
Examination procedure01.06.2007Examination requested  [2007/29]
04.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.06.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.10.2008Fee for grant paid
27.10.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.05.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
07.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
04.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
04.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
06.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
08.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
18.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
05.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT19.08.2009
NL19.08.2009
ES30.11.2009
[2011/28]
Former [2010/19]NL19.08.2009
ES30.11.2009
Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0416734  (BARD INC C R [US]) [Y] 16 * abstract * * column 4, lines 31-47 ** column 7, lines 24-32 *;
 [XY]US5320605  (SAHOTA HARVINDER [US]) [X] 10,11,13,14,17 * column 1, lines 5-10 * * column 3, lines 41-56 * * column 9, lines 13-24 * * column 9, line 44 - column 10, line 5 * * figures 17,21,23; claim 1 * [Y] 12,15,16;
 [Y]EP0784966  (COOK INC [US]) [Y] 12,15 * abstract * * column 2, lines 26-49 * * column 4, lines 18-23 * * figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [XPA]EP0897700  (ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM [US]) [XP] 1-5,7,9 * paragraph [0126] - paragraph [0127]; figures 27-33 * [AP] 6,8
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