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EP3973892 - INCISIONLESS GASTRIC BYPASS DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.07.2023
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip24.11.2023New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GT Metabolic Solutions, Inc.
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801 / US
[2022/13]
Inventor(s)01 / GAGNER, Michel
Scarsdale, 10583 / US
02 / BLAESER, David, J.
Brooklyn Park, 10813 / US
03 / KRINKE, Todd, A.
Buffalo, 55313 / US
04 / HAARSTAD, Philip, J.
Chanhassen, 55317 / US
 [2022/13]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/13]KIPA AB
Drottninggatan 11
252 21 Helsingborg / SE
Application number, filing date21194195.015.07.2010
[2022/13]
Priority number, dateUS200922590109P15.07.2009         Original published format: US 22590109 P
US200922622509P16.07.2009         Original published format: US 22622509 P
[2022/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3973892
Date:30.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/11
[2022/13]
CPC:
A61B17/1114 (EP,US); A61B17/221 (US); A61B2017/00278 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00296 (EP,US); A61B2017/00336 (EP,US); A61B2017/0034 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00358 (EP,US); A61B2017/00477 (EP,US); A61B2017/00818 (EP);
A61B2017/00876 (EP,US); A61B2017/1117 (EP,US); A61B2017/1139 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2926 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2022/44]
Former [2022/13]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,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNGEN FÜR EINEN INZISIONSLOSEN MAGEN-BYPASS[2022/13]
English:INCISIONLESS GASTRIC BYPASS DEVICES[2022/13]
French:DISPOSITIFS DE PONTAGE GASTRIQUE SANS INCISION[2022/13]
Examination procedure28.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/44]
28.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP10800565.3  / EP2453811
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 11
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 12
27.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 13
26.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[A]SU1438738  (VORONEZH POLT I [SU]) [A] 1 * figure 1; claim 9 *;
 [A]US5690656  (COPE CONSTANTIN [US], et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]FR2760627  (POZZI JEAN PIERRE [FR]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US6632229  (YAMANOUCHI EIGORO [JP]) [Y] 1-15 * column 13, line 66 - column 16, line 60; figures 15-19 *;
 [A]US2007173878  (HEUSER RICHARD R [US]) [A] 1 * abstract; figure - *;
 [A]US2007260214  (MIKKAICHI TAKAYASU [JP], et al) [A] 1* abstract; figure - *;
 [A]US2008051626  (SATO MASATOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1 * abstract; figures 1,19,20,54A-59 * * paragraphs [0167] , [0168] , [0228] - [0239] *;
 [Y]WO2009082710  (ENDOMETABOLIC SOLUTIONS INC [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * abstract; figures 1-7,37-39 * * paragraphs [0042] - [0047] - [0067] - [0071] *
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