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EP1377335 - APPARATUS FOR GUIDED TRANSLUMINAL INTERVENTIONS USING VESSEL WALL PENETRATING CATHETERS AND OTHER APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/02]	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDED TRANSLUMINAL INTERVENTIONS USING VESSEL WALL PENETRATING CATHETERS AND OTHER APPARATUS
	[2007/14]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.08.2008 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	13.08.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 15.09.2010 [2010/37]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Medtronic Vascular, Inc. 3576 Unocal Place Santa Rosa, CA 95403 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2008/41]	For all designated states Medtronic Vascular, Inc. 3576 Unocal Place Santa Rosa CA 95403 / US
Former [2007/11]	For all designated states Medtronic Vascular, Inc. 3576 Unocal Place Santa Rosa, CA 95403 / US
Former [2007/09]	For all designated states Medtronic AVE, Inc. 3576 Unocal Place Santa Rosa California 95403 / US
Former [2004/02]	For all designated states Transvacular, Inc. 1505-D Adams Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MACAULAY, Patrick, E. 1426 Sprucewood Drive San Jose, CA 95118 / US
	02 / LAMSON, Theodore, C. 2172 Camino Brazos Pleasanton, CA 94566 / US
	03 / MAKOWER, Joshua 450 Tyndall Street Los Altos, CA 94022 / US
	04 / KIM, Isaac, Han, Joon 3849 Jasmine Circle San Jose, CA 95135 / US
	05 / BECKEY, Brian, R. 421 Greenwood Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
	[2004/02]
Representative(s)	Whitaker, Iain Mark, et al Scott & York Intellectual Property Limited 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3AW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2008/34]	Whitaker, Iain Mark, et al Scott & York Intellectual Property Limited 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3AW / GB
Former [2006/50]	Whitaker, Iain Mark, et al Scott & York Intellectual Property Limited 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3AW / GB
Former [2004/02]	Whitaker, Iain Mark, et al Sommerville & Rushton Business Link Building 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3AW / GB
Application number, filing date	02707755.1	06.02.2002
	[2004/02]
	WO2002US03941
Priority number, date	US20010266800	06.02.2001 Original published format: US 266800
	[2004/02]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO02062265
	Date:	15.08.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/33]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1377335
	Date:	07.01.2004
	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.
	[2004/02]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1377335
	Date:	10.10.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/41]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	02.10.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.01.2006
Classification	IPC:	A61M25/00	[2004/02]
	CPC:	A61B5/06 (EP,US); A61B34/20 (EP,US); A61B5/062 (EP,US); A61B5/064 (EP,US); A61B5/6853 (EP,US); A61B5/6859 (EP,US); (+) A61B5/6886 (EP,US); A61B8/0833 (EP,US); A61B8/5238 (EP,US); A61M25/0105 (EP,US); A61B17/3478 (EP,US); A61B2017/00252 (EP,US); A61B2034/107 (EP,US); A61B2034/2051 (EP,US); A61B2034/2072 (EP,US); A61B2090/3954 (EP,US); A61B5/061 (EP,US); A61B5/283 (EP); A61B6/12 (EP,US); A61B6/508 (EP,US); A61B6/5247 (EP,US); A61B8/12 (EP,US); A61M25/0662 (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 [2004/02]
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:	VORRICHTUNG FÜR TRANSLUMINALE EINGRIFFE MIT GEFÜHRTEN KATHETERN ODER ANDEREN GERÄTEN, DIE DIE GEFÄSSWANDE DURCHDRINGEN	[2007/14]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR GUIDED TRANSLUMINAL INTERVENTIONS USING VESSEL WALL PENETRATING CATHETERS AND OTHER APPARATUS	[2007/14]
	French:	APPAREILS POUR INTERVENTIONS TRANSLUMINALES GUIDEES UTILISANT DES CATHETERS OU AUTRES APPAREILS POUR PENETRER LA PAROI DU VAISSEAU	[2007/14]
	Former [2004/02]	METHODE UND VORRICHTUNGEN FÜR TRANSLUMINALE EINGRIFFE MIT GEFÜHRTEN KATHETERN ODER ANDEREN GERÄTEN, DIE DIE GEFÄSSWANDE DURCHDRINGEN
	Former [2004/02]	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDED TRANSLUMINAL INTERVENTIONS USING VESSEL WALL PENETRATING CATHETERS AND OTHER APPARATUS
	Former [2004/02]	METHODES ET APPAREILS POUR INTERVENTIONS TRANSLUMINALES GUIDEES UTILISANT DES CATHETERS OU AUTRES APPAREILS POUR PENETRER LA PAROI DU VAISSEAU
Entry into regional phase	07.08.2003	National basic fee paid
	07.08.2003	Search fee paid
	07.08.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.08.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.09.2002	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	07.08.2003	Examination requested [2004/02]
	02.06.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.12.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.06.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.08.2007	Fee for grant paid
	22.08.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	11.07.2008	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/38]
Request for further processing for:	18.12.2006	Request for further processing filed
	18.12.2006	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.01.2007	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	04.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	06.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	05.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	10.10.2007
	BE	10.10.2007
	CH	10.10.2007
	CY	10.10.2007
	DK	10.10.2007
	FI	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	TR	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	GR	11.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
	LU	06.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
	PT	10.03.2008
	[2010/37]
Former [2010/32]	AT	10.10.2007
	BE	10.10.2007
	CH	10.10.2007
	CY	10.10.2007
	DK	10.10.2007
	FI	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	GR	11.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
	LU	06.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
	PT	10.03.2008
Former [2009/33]	AT	10.10.2007
	BE	10.10.2007
	CH	10.10.2007
	CY	10.10.2007
	DK	10.10.2007
	FI	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	GR	11.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
	PT	10.03.2008
Former [2009/13]	AT	10.10.2007
	BE	10.10.2007
	CH	10.10.2007
	DK	10.10.2007
	FI	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	GR	11.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
	PT	10.03.2008
Former [2008/46]	AT	10.10.2007
	BE	10.10.2007
	CH	10.10.2007
	DK	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
	PT	10.03.2008
Former [2008/40]	AT	10.10.2007
	BE	10.10.2007
	CH	10.10.2007
	DK	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
	PT	10.03.2008
Former [2008/35]	AT	10.10.2007
	CH	10.10.2007
	DK	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
	PT	10.03.2008
Former [2008/29]	AT	10.10.2007
	CH	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
	PT	10.03.2008
Former [2008/24]	CH	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
	PT	10.03.2008
Former [2008/23]	CH	10.10.2007
	LI	10.10.2007
	NL	10.10.2007
	SE	10.01.2008
	ES	21.01.2008
Documents cited:	Search	[XA]US5542915 (EDWARDS STUART D [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * abstract * [A] 3-7;
		[XA]US6004269 (CROWLEY ROBERT J [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * abstract * [A] 3-7;
		[PXA]US6233474 (LEMELSON JEROME [US]) [PX] 1,2 * abstract * [PA] 3-7;
		[PXA]US6332089 (ACKER DAVID E [US], et al) [PX] 1,2 * abstract *[PA] 3-7
	International search	[Y]US6004269 (CROWLEY ROBERT J [US], et al);
		[Y]US6332089 (ACKER DAVID E [US], et al)

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