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EP3554634 - ENDORECTAL PROBE DEVICE FOR EFFECTING RADIATION TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCEROUS TISSUE IN THE RECTUM OF A HUMAN OR ANIMAL SUBJECT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 20.03.2026 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 06.11.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.09.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 23.06.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 06.01.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	20.03.2026	New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Universiteit Maastricht Minderbroedersberg 4-6 6211 LK Maastricht / NL
	For all designated states Academisch ziekenhuis Maastricht P. Debyelaan 25 6229 HX Maastricht / NL
	For all designated states Stichting Maastricht Radiation Oncology "Maastro-Clinic" Dr. Tanslaan 12 6229 ET Maastricht / NL
	[2019/43]
Inventor(s)	01 / VERHAEGEN, Frank c/o Stichting Maastricht Radiation Oncology "Maastro-Clinic" Dr. Tanslaan 12 6229 ET Maastricht / NL
	02 / BELLEZZO, Murillo c/o Maastro clinic Dr. Tanslaan 12 6229 ET Maastricht / NL
	03 / VAN LIMBERGEN, Evert c/o Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht P. Debyelaan 25 6229 HX Maastricht / NL
	04 / BERBEE, Maaike c/o Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht P. Debyelaan 25 6229 HX Maastricht / NL
	05 / RENIERS, Brigitte c/o Stichting Maastricht Radiation Oncology "Maastro-Clinic" Dr. Tanslaan 12 6229 ET Maastricht / NL
	06 / PAIVA FONSECA, Gabriel c/o Stichting Maastricht Radiation Oncology "Maastro-Clinic" Dr. Tanslaan 12 6229 ET Maastricht / NL
	[2019/43]
Representative(s)	Foster, Mark Charles, et al Mathisen & Macara LLP Charta House 30-38 Church Street Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex TW18 4EP / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2019/43]	Foster, Mark Charles, et al Mathisen & Macara LLP Communications House South Street Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex TW18 4PR / GB
Application number, filing date	17818544.3	15.12.2017
	[2019/43]
	WO2017EP83097
Priority number, date	EP20160204735	16.12.2016 Original published format: EP 16204735
	[2019/43]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2018109187
	Date:	21.06.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/25]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP3554634
	Date:	23.10.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/43]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	04.10.2018
Classification	IPC:	A61N5/10	[2019/43]
	CPC:	A61N5/1014 (EP); A61N5/1002 (EP,US); A61N5/1007 (EP,US); A61B2018/005 (EP); A61N2005/1008 (EP,US); A61N2005/1018 (EP); (+) A61N2005/1024 (US); A61N2005/1025 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2019/43]
Title	German:	ENDOREKTALSONDENVORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER STRAHLENBEHANDLUNG VON KOLOREKTALEM KANZERÖSEM GEWEBE IM REKTUM EINES MENSCHLICHEN ODER TIERISCHEN SUBJEKTS	[2026/15]
	English:	ENDORECTAL PROBE DEVICE FOR EFFECTING RADIATION TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCEROUS TISSUE IN THE RECTUM OF A HUMAN OR ANIMAL SUBJECT	[2019/43]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE SONDE ENDORECTAL POUR EFFECTUER UN TRAITEMENT PAR RAYONNEMENT DE TISSU CANCÉREUX COLORECTAL DANS LE RECTUM D'UN SUJET HUMAIN OU ANIMAL	[2019/43]
	Former [2019/43]	ENDOREKTALSONDENVORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER STRAHLENBEHANDLUNG VON KOLOREKTALEM KANZERÖSEM GEWEBE IM REKTUM EINES MENSCHEN ODER TIERES
Entry into regional phase	20.05.2019	National basic fee paid
	20.05.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	20.05.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	20.05.2019	Examination requested [2019/43]
	20.05.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	20.01.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.11.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.02.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.04.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.08.2022	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.12.2024	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.04.2025	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.03.2026	Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.12.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.12.2021	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.12.2022	Renewal fee patent year 06
	15.12.2023	Renewal fee patent year 07
	19.12.2024	Renewal fee patent year 08
	19.12.2025	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:	Search	[X] EP2335778 (ZEISS CARL SURGICAL GMBH et al.) [X] 1-5,11-13 * paragraph [0008] * * paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0035] * * paragraph [0039] * * paragraph [0041] * * paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0045] * * paragraph [0046]; figure -; claim - *
		[X] DE3823604 (NII MEDICINSKOJ RADIOLOGII AKA et al.) [X] 1-5,11-13 * the whole document *
		[X] US2008146863 (STILLWAGON GARY B et al.) [X] 1 * paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0011] * * paragraph [0018] *
		[X] GB857992 (WILLY BUESCH et al.) [X] 1-5,11-13 * page 2, line 36 - line 75; figure - *
	International search	[X] EP2335778 (ZEISS CARL SURGICAL GMBH et al.) [X] 1-5,11-13 * paragraph [0008] * * paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0035] * * paragraph [0039] * * paragraph [0041] * * paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0045] * * paragraph [0046]; figure -; claim - *
		[X] DE3823604 (NII MEDICINSKOJ RADIOLOGII AKA et al.) [X] 1-5,11-13 * the whole document *
		[X] US2008146863 (STILLWAGON GARY B et al.) [X] 1 * paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0011] * * paragraph [0018] *
		[X] GB857992 (WILLY BUESCH et al.) [X] 1-5,11-13 * page 2, line 36 - line 75; figure - *

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