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EP1575638 - EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS WITH LOCAL DELIVERY OF AN ANGIOGENIC FACTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.01.2017
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.01.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 01.03.2017  [2017/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Conor Medsystems, Inc.
1360 Willow Road, 2nd Floor
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
[2005/38]
Inventor(s)01 / LITVACK, Frank
1211 Stradella Road
Los Angeles, CA 90077 / US
02 / SHANLEY, John, F.
217 Yarborough Lane
Redwood City, CA 94061 / US
03 / PARKER, Theodore, L.
634 Dunhill Drive
Danville, CA 94506 / US
 [2006/47]
Former [2005/38]01 / LITVACK, Frank
1211 Stradella Road
Los Angeles, CA 90077 / US
02 / SHANLEY, John, F.
401 Camberly Way
Redwood City, CA 94061 / US
03 / PARKER, Theodore, L.
634 Dunhill Drive
Danville, CA 94506 / US
Representative(s)Diehl & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Erika-Mann-Straße 9
80636 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/36]Diehl & Partner GbR
Patentanwälte Augustenstrasse 46
80333 München / DE
Former [2005/38]Diehl, Hermann O. Th., et al
DIEHL, GLÄSER, HILTL & PARTNER Patentanwälte Augustenstrasse 46
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date03768872.810.11.2003
[2005/38]
WO2003US35945
Priority number, dateUS20020424896P08.11.2002         Original published format: US 424896 P
[2005/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004043509
Date:27.05.2004
Language:EN
[2004/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1575638
Date:21.09.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.05.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.05.2004
ClassificationIPC:A61L31/16, A61F2/06, A61L29/16, A61L31/10
[2005/38]
CPC:
A61L31/16 (EP,US); A61F2/91 (EP,US); A61F2/915 (EP,US);
A61L31/047 (EP,US); A61F2002/91541 (EP,US); A61F2250/0068 (EP,US);
A61L2300/25 (EP,US); A61L2300/252 (EP,US); A61L2300/412 (EP,US);
A61L2300/414 (EP,US); A61L2300/45 (EP,US); A61L2300/602 (EP,US);
A61L2300/604 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/38]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:EXPANDIERBARE MEDIZINISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN, UM CHRONISCHE TOTALVERSCHLÜSSE MITTELS LOKALER ZUFÜHRUNG VON ANGIOGENESEFAKTOREN ZU BEHANDELN[2005/38]
English:EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS WITH LOCAL DELIVERY OF AN ANGIOGENIC FACTOR[2005/38]
French:DISPOSITIF MEDICAL EXTENSIBLE ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'OCCLUSIONS TOTALES CHRONIQUES PAR ADMINISTRATION LOCALE D'UN FACTEUR ANGIOGENIQUE[2005/38]
Entry into regional phase01.06.2005National basic fee paid 
01.06.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
01.06.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.06.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.06.2005Examination requested  [2005/38]
05.06.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
11.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.10.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.10.2012Date of oral proceedings
31.10.2012Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
02.11.2012Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/09]
21.12.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/09]
Appeal following examination04.01.2013Appeal received No.  T0800/13
06.03.2013Statement of grounds filed
21.12.2016Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  05.06.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
15.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
12.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
12.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
14.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
13.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
18.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
24.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
24.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
13.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.11.201412   M06   Fee paid on   24.03.2015
30.11.201614   M06   Fee paid on   13.12.2016
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 [Y]EP1074631  (MARUHA CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-53,60-66 * page 14, line 37 - page 15, line 7 * * claim - *;
 [Y]US6254632  (WU STEVEN Z [US], et al) [Y] 1-53,60-66 * column 1, line 34 - line 45 * * column 3, line 13 - line 17 * * column 6, line 18 - column 8, line 9 * * figure - * * claim - *;
 [Y]US2001027340  (WRIGHT CAROL [US], et al) [Y] 1-53,60-66 * page 2, column R, line 21 - line 57 * * page 3, column R, line 16 - line 27 * * figure - * * claim - *;
 [Y]US2002082682  (BARCLAY BRUCE J [US], et al) [Y] 1-53,60-66 * page 5, column R, line 59 - page 6, column L, line 22 * * figure - * * claim - *;
 [Y]US2002082680  (SHANLEY JOHN F [US], et al) [Y] 1-53,60-66 * page 2, column R, line 8 - line 38 * * page 4, column R, line 31 - page 5, column L, line 19 * * figure - * * claim - *;
 [Y]EP1222941  (CONOR MEDSYSTEMS INC [US]) [Y] 1-53,60-66 * page 10, line 37 - line 43 * * figure - ** claim - *
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