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EP1392171 - SEED LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD IN ULTRASOUND BY FLUOROSCOPY AND ULTRASOUND FUSION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 11.12.2009 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.12.2009	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 13.01.2010 [2010/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 3100 Hansen Way Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
	[2009/03]
Former [2004/26]	For all designated states Varian Medical Systems Technologies, Inc. 3100 Hansen Way Palo Alto, CA 94304-1038 / US
Former [2004/10]	For all designated states Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 3100 Hansen Way, M/S E-339 Palo Alto, CA 94304-1038 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / THORNTON, Kenneth, B. 47641 Corner Square Sterling, Virginia 20165 / US
	[2004/24]
Former [2004/10]	01 / THORNTON, Kenneth, B. 2820 Hydraulic Road, Apt. 203 Charlottesville, VA 22901 / US
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 [2004/10]	Foster, Mark Charles, et al Mathisen, Macara & Co., 6-8 Swakeleys Road, Ickenham Uxbridge UB10 8BZ / GB
Application number, filing date	02744257.3	06.06.2002
	[2004/10]
	WO2002US18227
Priority number, date	US20010875031	07.06.2001 Original published format: US 875031
	[2004/10]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO02098285
	Date:	12.12.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/50]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1392171
	Date:	03.03.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.12.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/10]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	18.12.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.11.2008
Classification	IPC:	A61N5/10, A61B6/12	[2008/52]
	CPC:	A61N5/1048 (EP,US); A61B6/12 (EP,US); A61B6/5247 (EP,US); A61B8/0833 (EP,US); A61B8/0841 (EP,US); A61B8/4416 (EP,US); (+) A61N5/1027 (EP,US); A61N2005/1012 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2004/21]	A61B6/12
	Former IPC [2004/10]	A61B8/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2004/10]
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:	SEED-LOKALISATIONSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN UNTER VERWENDUNG VON ULTRASCHALL MIT FLUOROSKOPIE- UND ULTRASCHALLFUSION	[2004/10]
	English:	SEED LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD IN ULTRASOUND BY FLUOROSCOPY AND ULTRASOUND FUSION	[2004/10]
	French:	SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE REPERAGE DE GRAINS PAR ULTRASONS PAR FLUOROSCOPIE ET FUSION PAR ULTRASONS	[2004/10]
Entry into regional phase	21.11.2003	National basic fee paid
	21.11.2003	Search fee paid
	21.11.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.11.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.11.2003	Examination requested [2004/10]
	17.01.2009	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.03.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.07.2009	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2010/02]
	27.08.2009	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2010/02]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.06.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.06.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	25.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	26.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]WO9960921 (BURDETTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS [US]) [X] 1-10,19-30* page 14 *;
		[X]WO0025865 (UNIV ROCHESTER [US]) [X] 1-10,19-30 * page 17 *;
		[X]EP1070519 (NUCLETRON BV [NL]) [X] 1-10,19-30 * paragraphs [0003] , [0018] *;
		[X]EP1088524 (LIFE IMAGING SYSTEMS INC [CA]) [X] 1-10,19-30 * paragraph [0022] *;
		[PX]WO0182995 (ALPHA INTERVENTION TECHNOLOGY [US]) [PX] 1-10,19-30 * the whole document *
	International search	[Y]US5531227 (SCHNEIDER M BRET [US]);
		[Y]US6006126 (COSMAN ERIC R [US]);
		[YP]US6256529 (HOLUPKA EDWARD J [US], et al);
		[Y]US6206832 (DOWNEY DONAL [CA], et al);
		[YP]US6327490 (SPETZ KEVIN STEWART [US])

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