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EP About this file: EP1912573

EP1912573 - SURGICAL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.10.2017
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IS		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Covidien LP
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
[2012/52]
Former [2011/09]For all designated states
Tyco Healthcare Group LP
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
Former [2010/03]For all designated states
Power Medical Interventions, LLC
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
Former [2008/17]For all designated states
Power Medical Interventions, Inc.
2021 Cabot Boulevard West
Langhorne, PA 19047 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WHITMAN, Michael, P.
1544 River Road
New Hope, PA 18938 / US
02 / DATUCK, Peter, A.
125 Elm Avenue
Glenside, PA 19038 / US
 [2008/17]
Representative(s)Soames, Candida Jane, et al
Maschio & Soames IP Limited
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
[2016/48]
Former [2011/45]Soames, Candida Jane, et al
Edwards Wildman Innovations LLP
10 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EZ / GB
Former [2009/48]Soames, Candida Jane, et al
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Innovations LLP 10 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EZ / GB
Former [2008/17]Duxbury, Stephen, et al
ARNOLD & SIEDSMA Pettenkoferstrasse 37
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date06800427.426.07.2006
[2008/17]
WO2006US29287
Priority number, dateUS2005019185127.07.2005         Original published format: US 191851
[2008/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007016290
Date:08.02.2007
Language:EN
[2007/06]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1912573
Date:23.04.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.02.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1912573
Date:30.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US25.10.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.12.2013
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/072, // A61B17/29
[2016/26]
CPC:
A61B17/07207 (EP,US); A61B17/068 (US); A61B34/71 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00199 (EP,US); A61B2017/00398 (EP,US); A61B2017/00407 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0046 (EP,US); A61B2017/00477 (EP,US); A61B2017/00685 (EP,US);
A61B2017/07285 (EP,US); A61B2017/2903 (EP,US); A61B2017/2905 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2927 (EP,US); A61B2017/2936 (EP,US); A61B2034/742 (EP,US);
A61B2090/067 (EP,US); A61B2090/306 (EP,US); A61B34/70 (EP,US);
A61B90/90 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/17]A61B17/068
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/48]
Former [2008/17]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesAL27.02.2008
BA27.02.2008
HR27.02.2008
MK27.02.2008
RS27.02.2008
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2008/17]
English:SURGICAL DEVICE[2008/17]
French:DISPOSITIF CHIRURGICAL[2008/17]
Entry into regional phase27.02.2008National basic fee paid 
27.02.2008Search fee paid 
27.02.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
27.02.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.02.2008Examination requested  [2008/17]
26.06.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.08.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.12.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.10.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.11.2015
28.10.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.11.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
15.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.06.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.10.2016Fee for grant paid
18.10.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.10.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP16196613.0  / EP3153111
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  21.08.2014
Opposition(s)31.08.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
10.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
26.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
29.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
28.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
11.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
22.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.07.2006
AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CY30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
IT30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
MC30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SI30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
TR30.11.2016
BG28.02.2017
GR01.03.2017
IS30.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
LU26.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
[2020/33]
Former [2020/15]HU26.07.2006
AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CY30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
IT30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
MC30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SI30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
TR30.11.2016
BG28.02.2017
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
LU26.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2019/46]HU26.07.2006
AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CY30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
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LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
MC30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SI30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
BG28.02.2017
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
LU26.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2019/31]HU26.07.2006
AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
IT30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
MC30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SI30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
BG28.02.2017
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
LU26.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2019/30]AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
IT30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
MC30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SI30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
BG28.02.2017
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
LU26.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2018/34]AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
IT30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SI30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
BG28.02.2017
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
LU26.07.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2018/21]AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
IT30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SI30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
BG28.02.2017
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
CH31.07.2017
LI31.07.2017
Former [2017/52]AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
IT30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SI30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
BG28.02.2017
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
Former [2017/38]AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
IT30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
BG28.02.2017
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
Former [2017/37]AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
IT30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
Former [2017/36]AT30.11.2016
BE30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
SK30.11.2016
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
Former [2017/35]AT30.11.2016
CZ30.11.2016
DK30.11.2016
EE30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
RO30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
Former [2017/31]AT30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
NL30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
Former [2017/26]AT30.11.2016
ES30.11.2016
FI30.11.2016
LT30.11.2016
LV30.11.2016
PL30.11.2016
SE30.11.2016
GR01.03.2017
PT30.03.2017
Former [2017/12]LV30.11.2016
Documents cited:Search[XY]US5312023  (GREEN DAVID T [US], et al) [X] 1-3,12 * column 23, line 18 - column 27, line 18 * * figures 52-63 * [Y] 16;
 [Y]US2004094597  (WHITMAN MICHAEL P [US], et al) [Y] 16 * paragraph [0086] ** figure 21 *;
 [X]US2004260335  (BRAUN MARCUS [DE]) [X] 1-3,12 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO2005037329  (TYCO HEALTHCARE [US], et al) [X] 1-3,12 * page 21, line 10 - page 26, line 12 * * claim 1 * * figures 1,22-36 *
International search[X]US5820009  (MELLING HUGH [US], et al);
 [Y]US2002198554  (WHITMAN MICHAEL P [US], et al);
 [Y]WO03077769  (POWER MED INTERVENTIONS INC [US])
by applicantUS5312023
 US6793652
 US20010999546
 US20020099634
 US20030460291
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