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EP1349501 - DEVICES FOR SEALING OPENINGS THROUGH TISSUE AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING THEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.01.2010 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.10.2011	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, TR	published on 09.11.2011 [2011/45]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ensure Medical, Inc. 762 San Aleso Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / US
	[2005/26]
Former [2003/41]	For all designated states Integrated Vascular Systems, Inc. 3259 Kifer Road Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / GINN, Richard, S. 297 Marti Way San Jose, CA 95136 / US
	02 / SALMON, Stephen, M. 1177 Hagen Road Napa, CA 94558 / US
	03 / JABBA, Ronald, J. 144 Oakdale Street Redwood City, CA 94062 / US
	[2003/41]
Representative(s)	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2009/52]	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2003/41]	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date	01270132.2	11.12.2001
	[2003/41]
	WO2001US48843
Priority number, date	US20000738431	14.12.2000 Original published format: US 738431
	US20010866548	25.05.2001 Original published format: US 866548
	US20010931676	15.08.2001 Original published format: US 931676
	[2003/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO02062234
	Date:	15.08.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/33]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1349501
	Date:	08.10.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.08.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1349501
	Date:	11.03.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/11]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	07.08.2003
Classification	IPC:	A61B17/00	[2003/41]
	CPC:	A61B17/0057 (EP,US); A61B2010/0003 (EP,US); A61B2017/00004 (EP,US); A61B2017/00637 (EP,US); A61B2017/00654 (EP,US); A61B2017/00898 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2003/41]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNGEN ZUM ABDICHTEN EINER ÖFFNUNG DURCH GEWEBE UND GERÄT ZUM EINFÜHREN DIESER VORRICHTUNGEN	[2003/41]
	English:	DEVICES FOR SEALING OPENINGS THROUGH TISSUE AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING THEM	[2003/41]
	French:	DISPOSITIFS PERMETTANT D'OBTURER DES OUVERTURES PRATIQUEES DANS UN TISSU ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'ACHEMINER LESDITS DISPOSITIFS	[2003/41]
Entry into regional phase	09.07.2003	National basic fee paid
	09.07.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	09.07.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	10.07.2002	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	09.07.2003	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	09.07.2003	Examination requested [2003/41]
	15.09.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.03.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.07.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.01.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.04.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	09.11.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.05.2008	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.09.2008	Fee for grant paid
	23.09.2008	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	14.12.2009	No opposition filed within time limit [2010/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.12.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.12.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.12.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	15.12.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	11.03.2009
	CY	11.03.2009
	DK	11.03.2009
	FI	11.03.2009
	TR	11.03.2009
	SE	11.06.2009
	GR	12.06.2009
	PT	24.08.2009
	LU	11.12.2009
	[2011/44]
Former [2011/21]	AT	11.03.2009
	DK	11.03.2009
	FI	11.03.2009
	SE	11.06.2009
	GR	12.06.2009
	PT	24.08.2009
	LU	11.12.2009
Former [2010/47]	AT	11.03.2009
	DK	11.03.2009
	FI	11.03.2009
	SE	11.06.2009
	GR	12.06.2009
	PT	24.08.2009
Former [2010/08]	AT	11.03.2009
	DK	11.03.2009
	FI	11.03.2009
	SE	11.06.2009
	PT	24.08.2009
Former [2009/49]	AT	11.03.2009
	FI	11.03.2009
	SE	11.06.2009
	PT	24.08.2009
Former [2009/40]	AT	11.03.2009
	FI	11.03.2009
	SE	11.06.2009
Former [2009/37]	FI	11.03.2009
	SE	11.06.2009
Cited in	International search	[XY]US5032125 (DURHAM A GLENN [US], et al) [X] 1,2,11,56 * column 3, line 66 - column 4, line 20; figure 5 * [Y] 18,19;
		[A]US5061274 (KENSEY KENNETH [US]) [A] 37* column A; figures 5-8 *;
		[Y]US5425757 (TIEFENBRUN JONATHAN [US], et al) [Y] 18,19 * column 4, line 62 - line 64; figure 11 *;
		[A]US5571181 (LI SHU-TUNG [US]) [A] 1,18,37,56,61,69 * column 2, line 53 - line 64; figure 1 *;
		[A]US5645565 (RUDD RAY G [US], et al) [A] 1,2,18,56,61,69 * column 3, line 16 - line 51; figure 1 *;
		[A]US6016806 (WEBB NICHOLAS J [US]) [A] 1,2,18,56 * column A; figure 2 *

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