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EP About this file: EP2334365

EP2334365 - BIASING A CATHETER BALLOON [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
One Scimed Place
Maple Grove, MN 55311 / US
[2011/25]
Inventor(s)01 / MAZZONE, James
4100 Hamline Ave.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55112 / US
02 / CHEUNG, Desmond
998 Bidwell Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
 [2011/25]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Joachimsthaler Straße 10-12
10719 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/43]Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Joachimsthaler Straße 12
10719 Berlin / DE
Former [2014/27]Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Joachimstaler Strasse 12
10719 Berlin / DE
Former [2011/25]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date09792702.418.09.2009
[2011/25]
WO2009US57452
Priority number, dateUS20080099021P22.09.2008         Original published format: US 99021 P
[2011/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010033785
Date:25.03.2010
Language:EN
[2010/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2334365
Date:22.06.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.03.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2334365
Date:26.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.03.2010
ClassificationIPC:A61M25/10, A61M25/00, A61M25/06
[2016/07]
CPC:
A61M25/1006 (EP,US); A61M25/10 (KR); A61M25/09 (KR);
A61M29/02 (KR); A61M2025/0004 (EP,US); A61M2025/0681 (EP,US);
A61M2025/1013 (EP,US); A61M2025/1061 (EP,US); A61M2025/1068 (EP,US);
A61M2025/1077 (EP,US); A61M2025/1081 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/25]A61M25/10
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/43]
Former [2011/25]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORSPANNUNG EINES KATHETERBALLONS[2011/25]
English:BIASING A CATHETER BALLOON[2011/25]
French:SOLLICITATION D'UN BALLONNET DE CATHÉTER[2011/25]
Entry into regional phase06.04.2011National basic fee paid 
06.04.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
06.04.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.04.2011Examination requested  [2011/25]
07.06.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.09.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.04.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.09.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.08.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.08.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.12.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.06.2016Fee for grant paid
22.06.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.06.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  27.04.2012
Opposition(s)27.07.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
12.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
12.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
11.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
13.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.09.2009
AT26.10.2016
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CY26.10.2016
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Cited inInternational search[A]GB1288033  (LAMBERT ET AL) [A] 1,16 * page 3, lines 25-36; figure 3 *;
 [XA]US4315512  (FOGARTY THOMAS J) [X] 1 * column 3, line 10 - column 4, line 54; figures 1-6 * [A] 14,16;
 [A]US5209727  (RADISCH JR HERBERT R [US], et al) [A] 1,16 * column 3, line 44 - column 6, line 25; figure 2 *;
 [XA]US5423755  (KESTEN RANDY J [US], et al) [X] 1 * column 4, lines 47-56 * * column 5, lines 46-51; figure 1 * * column 6, lines 16-33; figures 7,8 * * abstract * [A] 14-16;
 [X]EP0724891  (CORDIS EUROP [NL]) [X] 1 * the whole document *;
 [XY]EP1120129  (KANEKA CORP [JP]) [X] 1-6 * paragraphs [0051] - [0089]; figures 1-12 * [Y] 7-13,16-19;
 [A]JP2001238953  (NIPPON ZEON CO) [A] 1* abstract *;
 [A]WO0207625  (SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC [US], et al) [A] 1,16 * page 16, line 9 - page 17, line 6; figure 7 *;
 [A]US6733439  (ZIGLER ARIE [US]) [A] 1,16 * abstract *;
 [AY]US2005177147  (VANCELETTE DAVID W [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * paragraph [0044]; figure 8 * [Y] 7-13,16-19,14-17,19,20;
 [XY]WO2008000066  (CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC [CA]) [X] 1,5-13 * page 3, line 20 - page 9, line 16; figures 1-8 * [Y] 14-17,19,20;
 [PX]WO2009009472  (WILSON COOK MEDICAL INC [US], et al) [PX] 1,5 * paragraphs [0061] - [0076]; figures 19-25 *
by applicantWO2008000066
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