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EP About this file: EP1539272

EP1539272 - MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER WITH INTEGRATED CONNECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.04.2020
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.05.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.04.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.02.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.10.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 11.08.2021  [2021/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Arrow International, Inc.
2400 Bernville Road Reading
Pennsylvania 19605 / US
[2019/24]
Former [2005/24]For all designated states
Arrow International, Inc.
2400 Bernville Road
Reading, Pennsylvania 19605 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WILSON, Jon, S.
1011 Kent Mews Ct.
Winston-Salem, NC 27104 / US
02 / CASSIDY, Kenneth, T.
866 Farmington Road
Mocksville, NC 34990 / US
03 / MARTEL, Mark, C.
325 Lake Point Lane
Blues Creek, NC 27009 / US
 [2007/03]
Former [2005/24]01 / WILSON, Jon, S.
965 Avon Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27104 / US
02 / CASSIDY, Kenneth, T.
866 Farmington Road
Mocksville, NC 34990 / US
03 / MARTEL, Mark, C.
325 Lake Point Lane
Blues Creek, NC 27009 / US
Representative(s)von Hirschhausen, Helge
Grosse - Schumacher - Knauer - von Hirschhausen Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Nymphenburger Straße 14
80335 München / DE
[2011/40]
Former [2008/45]Paemen, Liesbet R.J., et al
De Clercq, Brants & Partners E. Gevaertdreef 10 A
9830 Sint-Martens-Latem / BE
Former [2005/24]De Clercq, Ann, et al
De Clercq, Brants & Partners c.v., Edgard Gevaertdreef 10a
9830 Sint-Martens-Latem / BE
Application number, filing date03791898.428.08.2003
[2005/24]
WO2003US26967
Priority number, dateUS2002023157730.08.2002         Original published format: US 231577
[2005/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004020016
Date:11.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/11]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1539272
Date:15.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.03.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1539272
Date:12.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US06.05.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.08.2011
ClassificationIPC:A61M25/00, A61M25/01, A61M39/10, A61M39/12
[2018/42]
CPC:
A61M25/0194 (EP,US); A61M25/0069 (EP,US); A61M39/105 (EP,US);
A61M39/12 (EP,US); A61M2025/0019 (EP,US); A61M2025/0031 (EP,US);
A61M2025/0037 (EP,US); A61M25/0028 (EP,US); A61M25/0029 (EP,US);
A61M25/007 (EP,US); A61M25/0097 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/24]A61M3/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/24]
Former [2005/24]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:MULTILUMEN-KATHETER MIT INTEGRIERTEM VERBINDUNGSSTÜCK[2005/24]
English:MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER WITH INTEGRATED CONNECTOR[2005/24]
French:CATHETER MULTILUMIERE A RACCORD INTEGRE[2005/24]
Entry into regional phase21.03.2005National basic fee paid 
21.03.2005Search fee paid 
21.03.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
21.03.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.03.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
21.03.2005Examination requested  [2005/24]
22.03.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.05.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.10.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.02.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
25.02.2019Fee for grant paid
25.02.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.04.2019Information about intention to grant a patent
01.04.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  02.05.2016
Opposition(s)13.03.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
29.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
25.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
25.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
25.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
24.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
28.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
22.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
27.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
24.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
29.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
28.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
27.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 16
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.08.2003
AT12.06.2019
CY12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
DK12.06.2019
EE12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
IT12.06.2019
MC12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
SI12.06.2019
SK12.06.2019
TR12.06.2019
IE28.08.2019
LU28.08.2019
BE31.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
[2021/32]
Former [2021/26]AT12.06.2019
CY12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
DK12.06.2019
EE12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
IT12.06.2019
MC12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
SI12.06.2019
SK12.06.2019
TR12.06.2019
IE28.08.2019
LU28.08.2019
BE31.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
Former [2020/38]AT12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
DK12.06.2019
EE12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
IT12.06.2019
MC12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
SI12.06.2019
SK12.06.2019
TR12.06.2019
IE28.08.2019
LU28.08.2019
BE31.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
Former [2020/36]AT12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
DK12.06.2019
EE12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
IT12.06.2019
MC12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
SI12.06.2019
SK12.06.2019
TR12.06.2019
IE28.08.2019
LU28.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
Former [2020/25]AT12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
DK12.06.2019
EE12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
IT12.06.2019
MC12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
SI12.06.2019
SK12.06.2019
TR12.06.2019
LU28.08.2019
CH31.08.2019
LI31.08.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
Former [2020/22]AT12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
DK12.06.2019
EE12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
IT12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
SK12.06.2019
TR12.06.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
Former [2020/17]AT12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
EE12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
IT12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
SK12.06.2019
TR12.06.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
Former [2020/12]AT12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
EE12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
IT12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
SK12.06.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
Former [2020/11]AT12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
EE12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
SK12.06.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
Former [2020/10]AT12.06.2019
CZ12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
RO12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
PT14.10.2019
Former [2020/09]CZ12.06.2019
ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
Former [2020/07]ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
NL12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
Former [2019/51]ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
BG12.09.2019
GR13.09.2019
Former [2019/48]ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
SE12.06.2019
Former [2019/47]ES12.06.2019
FI12.06.2019
Documents cited:Search[Y]US4796615  (BULLOCK JAMES K [US], et al) [Y] 1-18 * sentence 53, paragraph 3 - sentence 58 * * figure 6 *;
 [A]EP0415665  (KENDALL & CO [US]) [A] 1-18 * column 7, line 41 - column 8, line 2 ** figure 3 *;
 [A]EP0930083  (EPIMED INT INC [US]) [A] 1-18 * abstract * * figure 11 *;
 [Y]US6117128  (GREGORY KENTON W [US]) [Y] 1-18 * column 6, line 43 - line 49 * * figures 7-9 *
International search[A]US4643711  (BATES BRIAN L [US]);
 [A]US4895561  (MAHURKAR SAKHARAM D [US]);
 [A]US5053023  (MARTIN GEOFFREY S [CA]);
 [A]US5624413  (MARKEL DAVID F [US], et al);
 [A]US5776111  (TESIO FRANCO [IT]);
 [A]US5797869  (MARTIN GEOFFREY S [CA], et al);
 [A]US5989213  (MAGINOT THOMAS J [US]);
 [AP]US2003088213  (SCHWEIKERT TIMOTHY [US], et al);
 [AE]US6638242  (WILSON JON S [US], et al)
by applicantUS4895561
 US5776111
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