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EP About this file: EP1954330

EP1954330 - VARIABLE STIFFNESS SHAFT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.07.2015
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Boston Scientific Scimed
Seaston House P.O. Box 1317 Hastings
Christ Church / BB
[2008/33]
Inventor(s)01 / WEBER, Jan
18112 89TH PLACE NORTH
Maple Grove, MN 55311 / US
02 / EIDENSCHINK, Tracee E.J.
2232 PINTO DRIVE
Wayzata, MN 55391 / US
 [2008/33]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/39]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [2008/33]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date06837672.216.11.2006
[2008/33]
WO2006US44347
Priority number, dateUS2005028012016.11.2005         Original published format: US 280120
[2008/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007059212
Date:24.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1954330
Date:13.08.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.05.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1954330
Date:24.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.05.2007
ClassificationIPC:A61M25/00, A61L29/14, A61L29/04, // A61B17/00, A61M25/09
[2014/04]
CPC:
A61M25/0054 (EP,US); A61L29/041 (EP,US); A61L29/14 (EP,US);
A61M25/0045 (EP,US); A61B2017/00398 (EP,US); A61B2017/00871 (EP,US);
A61M2025/0058 (EP,US); A61M2025/0059 (US); A61M2025/006 (EP,US);
A61M2025/0063 (EP,US); A61M2025/09133 (EP,US); A61M2025/0915 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
A61L29/041, C08L39/04 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/33]A61L29/14, A61M25/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/33]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHAFT MIT VARIABLER STEIFHEIT[2008/33]
English:VARIABLE STIFFNESS SHAFT[2008/33]
French:TIGE À RIGIDITÉ VARIABLE[2008/33]
Entry into regional phase05.06.2008National basic fee paid 
05.06.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
05.06.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.06.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.06.2008Examination requested  [2008/33]
27.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.06.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.08.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.12.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.2013Date of oral proceedings
08.04.2014Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
11.04.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.08.2014Fee for grant paid
13.08.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.08.2014Receipt 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  27.11.2008
Opposition(s)25.06.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
06.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
22.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
07.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
13.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
18.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.11.2006
AT24.09.2014
BG24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
IT24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SI24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
TR24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
FR01.12.2014
GB24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
[2016/32]
Former [2016/25]AT24.09.2014
BG24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
IT24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SI24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
FR01.12.2014
GB24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2016/12]AT24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
IT24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SI24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
FR01.12.2014
GB24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/51]AT24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
IT24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
FR01.12.2014
GB24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/48]AT24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
IT24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
GB24.12.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/37]AT24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
IT24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/35]AT24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
DK24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/33]AT24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
CH30.11.2014
LI30.11.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/32]AT24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
MC24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/30]AT24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
LU16.11.2014
BE30.11.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/25]AT24.09.2014
CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/24]CY24.09.2014
CZ24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
PL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
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CZ24.09.2014
EE24.09.2014
ES24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
SK24.09.2014
GR25.12.2014
IS24.01.2015
PT26.01.2015
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FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
RO24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
GR25.12.2014
PT26.01.2015
Former [2015/16]CY24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
NL24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
GR25.12.2014
Former [2015/12]CY24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
LV24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
GR25.12.2014
Former [2015/11]CY24.09.2014
FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
GR25.12.2014
Former [2015/09]FI24.09.2014
LT24.09.2014
SE24.09.2014
Former [2015/08]LT24.09.2014
Cited inInternational search[DXY]US2004111044  (DAVIS CLARK C [US], et al) [DX] 1 * page 4, paragraph 51 - page 5, paragraph 52 * * page 13, paragraph 107; figures 18-20 * [Y] 2;
 [YA]US5938623  (QUIACHON DIGNAH B [US], et al) [Y] 2 * column 21, line 22 - column 22, line 6; claim 1 * [A] 29-37;
 [A]US2005165439  (WEBER JAN [US], et al) [A] 1-37 * page 1, paragraph 5 * * page 3, paragraph 47 - page 3, paragraph 50 * * page 4, paragraph 53 - page 4, paragraph 60 * * page 7, paragraph 93 - page 8, paragraph 96; figures 9A,9B,22A-C,23A-B,24A-B *;
 [A]WO9524236  (SCHNEIDER USA INC [US]) [A] 1 * page 10, line 4 - page 11, line 8; figures 7,10-14 *;
 [A]US2005102017  (MATTISON RICHARD C [US]) [A] 3-9,14-28 * page 1, paragraph 6 - page 1, paragraph 11 * * page 2, paragraph 22 - page 3, paragraph 38; figures 1A,1B *;
 [A]US2003114776  (GRIFFIN STEPHEN [US], et al) [A] 1 * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 1, paragraph 12 * * figures 1,2; claim 1 *;
 [A]US2004054322  (VARGAS JAIME SALVADOR [US]) [A] 1-37 * page 1, paragraph 2 * * page 2, paragraph 32 - page 3, paragraph 37 * * page 4, paragraph 46 - page 4, paragraph 49; figures 1,4a,4b * * page 7, paragraph 74 - page 8, paragraph 74; figure 22 *
by applicantUS2004111044
 US5938623
 US2005165439
 US2005102017
 US2003114776
 US2004054322
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