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EP1229948 - HEMOSTASIS VALVE APPARATUS WITH INTEGRAL INTRODUCER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.05.2006 Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	27.07.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 29.08.2007 [2007/35]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1600 West Merit Parkway Salt Lake City, UT 84095 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2005/26]	For all designated states Merit Medical Systems, Inc. 1600 West Merit Parkway Salt Lake City, UT 84095 / US
Former [2002/33]	For all designated states MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1600 West Merit Parkway South Jordan, UT 84095 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / LAMPROPOULOS, Fred, P. 10664 South Trail Ridge Circle Sandy, UT 84092 / US
	02 / STEVENS, Brian 1560 West 1800 North Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 / US
	[2002/33]
Representative(s)	Stuttard, Garry Philip Murgitroyd & Company Leeds Studio 3 84 Albion Street Leeds LS1 6AG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2002/33]	Stuttard, Garry Philip Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date	00971087.2	05.09.2000
	[2002/33]
	WO2000US40812
Priority number, date	US19990390822	07.09.1999 Original published format: US 390822
	US19990397367	16.09.1999 Original published format: US 397367
	[2002/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0117587
	Date:	15.03.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/11]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1229948
	Date:	14.08.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.03.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1229948
	Date:	29.06.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/26]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	15.03.2001
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.01.2003
Classification	IPC:	A61M39/06	[2003/11]
	CPC:	A61M39/0693 (EP)
	Former IPC [2002/33]	A61M5/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2002/33]
Title	German:	HÄMOSTATISCHE VENTILANORDNUNG MIT INTEGRALER EINFÜHRUNGSVORRICHTUNG	[2002/33]
	English:	HEMOSTASIS VALVE APPARATUS WITH INTEGRAL INTRODUCER	[2002/33]
	French:	SYSTEME DE VALVE POUR HEMOSTASE A INTRODUCTEUR INTEGRE	[2002/33]
Entry into regional phase	21.12.2001	National basic fee paid
	21.12.2001	Search fee paid
	21.12.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.12.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	22.03.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	06.03.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	06.03.2002	Examination requested [2002/33]
	12.05.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.11.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.02.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.08.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.12.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.04.2005	Fee for grant paid
	21.04.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	30.03.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/23]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	01.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.09.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	IT	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	CY	05.09.2005
	IE	05.09.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	MC	30.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	PT	07.12.2005
	[2007/35]
Former [2007/20]	AT	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	CY	05.09.2005
	IE	05.09.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	MC	30.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	PT	07.12.2005
Former [2006/40]	AT	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	IE	05.09.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	MC	30.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	PT	07.12.2005
Former [2006/30]	AT	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	MC	30.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	PT	07.12.2005
Former [2006/26]	AT	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	DK	29.09.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	PT	07.12.2005
Former [2006/14]	AT	29.06.2005
	CH	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	LI	29.06.2005
	GR	29.09.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
	ES	10.10.2005
	PT	07.12.2005
Former [2006/13]	AT	29.06.2005
	FI	29.06.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
Former [2005/52]	FI	29.06.2005
	SE	29.09.2005
Former [2005/50]	SE	29.09.2005
Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0875262 (SCHNEIDER NAMIC [US]) [X] 1,2,5,7 * column 5, lines 36-44 * * column 6, lines 13,14 * * column 9, lines 31-33 * * column 9, line 40 - column 10, line 14 * * column 10, line 58 - column 11, line 2 ** figures 1-5 *
	International search	[X]US5324271 (ABIUSO CHRISTOPHER L [US], et al);
		[Y]US5405323 (ROGERS RUSSELL L [US], et al);
		[YP]US5971958 (ZHANG JOHN [US])

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