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EP About this file: EP1013241

EP1013241 - Proximal femoral sleeve for a revision hip prosthesis [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.01.2008
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.02.2008  [2008/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DePuy Products, Inc.
700 Orthopaedic Drive
Warsaw, IN 46581 / US
[2007/10]
Former [2003/18]For all designated states
DePuy Products, Inc.
700 Orthopaedic Drive
Warsaw, IN 46581 / US
Former [2002/51]For all designated states
Depuy Products, Inc.
700 Orthopaedic Drive
Warsaw, Indiana 46581 / US
Former [2000/26]For all designated states
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL Inc.
325 Paramount Drive, P.O. Box 350
Raynham, Massachusetts 02767-0350 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Ochoa, Jorge A.
6531 Sweetwood Court
Fortwayne. Indiana 46814 / US
02 / Khalili, Farid Bruce
26 Hammond Pond Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 / US
[2000/42]
Former [2000/26]01 / Ochoa, Jorge A.
7 Eileen Road
Norton, MA 02766 / US
02 / Khalili, Farid Bruce
26 Hammond Pond Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 / US
Representative(s)Fisher, Adrian John, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/26]Fisher, Adrian John, et al
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date99310355.521.12.1999
[2000/26]
Priority number, dateUS1998021958322.12.1998         Original published format: US 219583
[2000/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1013241
Date:28.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/26]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1013241
Date:06.03.2002
[2002/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1013241
Date:07.03.2007
Language:EN
[2007/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.01.2002
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/30
[2000/26]
CPC:
A61B17/1668 (EP,US); A61F2/30734 (EP,US); A61F2/30767 (EP,US);
A61F2/36 (EP,US); A61F2/367 (EP,US); A61F2002/3069 (EP,US);
A61F2002/30738 (EP,US); A61F2002/3611 (EP,US); A61F2002/365 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   LI [2002/48]
Former [2000/26]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Proximale femorale Hülse für eine Revisionshüftprothese[2000/26]
English:Proximal femoral sleeve for a revision hip prosthesis[2000/26]
French:Manchon fémoral proximal pour une prothèse de révision de la hanche[2000/26]
Examination procedure19.03.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.08.2002Examination requested  [2002/42]
11.04.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.10.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.05.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.06.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.10.2006Fee for grant paid
13.10.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP02076489.0  / EP1238635
Opposition(s)10.12.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/07]
Request for further processing for:19.08.2004Request for further processing filed
19.08.2004Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
06.09.2004Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
12.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
12.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
14.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
15.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
13.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XA]WO8503426  (JOINT MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORP [US]) [X] 1-5,7,8,11,13-16,18-20 * figures 1-6; claims 2-4 * [A] 6,9;
 [XA]US4790852  (NOILES DOUGLAS G [US]) [X] 1-5,7,8,11,13-16,18-20 * figures 1,3,8,12-14; claims 1,8-10 * [A] 6;
 [XA]US5658349  (BROOKS CALEB EMERSON [CA], et al) [X] 1,2,6,7,18,19 * figures 3-6,8; claim 1 * * column 4, line 30 - line 37 * * column 5, line 7 - line 15 * [A] 3-5,11,13-16,18,19;
 [XA]WO9720525  (METAGEN LLC [US], et al) [X] 1,7 * figure 1 * [A] 11,13-16,18;
 [X]WO9808468  (HUNTER INNOVATIONS INC [US], et al) [X] 1,6,7 * figures 1-19,31-33 *;
 [A]DE4441178  (SCHMIDT RAMSIN ECKHARD DR MED [DE]) [A] 1,10,17 * figures 1,5-8; claim 1 *;
 [X]US5527316  (STONE KEVIN T [US], et al) [X] 21 * figures 7-10B,17; claim 1 *;
 [X]EP0782842  (JOINT MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORP [US]) [X] 21 * figures 10,11,13 * * column 6, line 10 - column 7, line 26 *;
 [A]WO9427507  (HOWMEDICA [US], et al) [A] 21 * figures 4-10; claim 1 *;
 [A]WO9806359  (GRIMES JAMES B [US]) [A] 21 * figures 4C,4Q,14A-15D *;
 [A]GB1489887  (ROSENTHAL TECHNIK AG) [A] 21 * page 2, line 64 - line 80; figure 7 *
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