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EP1889587 - Intersomatic cage for posterior fusion surgery to the lumbar column and for surgery involving the insertion of a transforaminal implant [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  09.03.2012
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.03.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 11.04.2012  [2012/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Biomet Spain Orthopaedics S.L.
46988 Poligno Fuente del Jarro
Paterna (Valencia) / ES
[2008/08]
Inventor(s)01 / Lopez Casquero, Carlos
c/o Biomet Spain Orthopaedics S.L.
46988 Fuente del Jarro / ES
02 / Sierra Aparici, Alfredo
c/o Biomet Spain Orthopaedics S.L.
46988 Fuente del Jarro / ES
 [2008/08]
Representative(s)Koepe, Gerd L.
Koepe & Partner
Patentanwälte
Postfach 86 02 45
81629 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/08]Koepe, Gerd L.
Koepe & Partner Robert-Koch-Strasse 1
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date07019647.216.08.2002
[2008/08]
Priority number, dateES2001000190516.08.2001         Original published format: ES 200101905
[2008/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1889587
Date:20.02.2008
Language:EN
[2008/08]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1889587
Date:09.04.2008
[2008/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.03.2008
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/06
[2008/08]
CPC:
A61F2/4455 (EP,ES); A61F2/446 (ES); A61F2/4465 (ES);
A61F2/4611 (EP,ES); A61F2/30965 (EP); A61F2/447 (EP);
A61F2002/2835 (EP); A61F2002/30133 (EP); A61F2002/30308 (EP);
A61F2002/30538 (EP); A61F2002/30579 (EP); A61F2002/30593 (EP);
A61F2002/30774 (EP); A61F2002/30777 (EP); A61F2002/30785 (EP);
A61F2002/30789 (EP); A61F2002/30891 (EP); A61F2002/30904 (EP);
A61F2002/448 (EP); A61F2002/4627 (EP); A61F2230/0015 (EP);
A61F2230/0063 (EP); A61F2250/0006 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2008/08]
TitleGerman:Intersomatischer Cage für posteriore Fusionschirurgie an der Lendenwirbelsäule und für chirurgische Verfahren mit dem Einsatz eines transforaminalen Implantats[2008/08]
English:Intersomatic cage for posterior fusion surgery to the lumbar column and for surgery involving the insertion of a transforaminal implant[2008/08]
French:Cage intersomatique pour chirurgie de fusion postérieure de la colonne lombaire pour chirurgie impliquant l'insertion d'un implant transforaminal[2008/08]
Examination procedure08.10.2007Examination requested  [2008/08]
04.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.04.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.10.2011Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2012/15]
22.11.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2012/15]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02018509.6  / EP1290985
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 (EP20020018509) is  07.11.2005
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
08.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
08.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
08.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
29.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
31.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.08.201009   M06   Fee paid on   30.09.2010
31.08.201110   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4834757  (BRANTIGAN JOHN W [US]);
 [A]DE4318700  (S & G IMPLANTS GMBH [DE]);
 [X]FR2736537  (VILA THIERRY [FR]);
 [XA]WO9937255  (FUSS FRANZ KONSTANTIN [AT], et al);
 [A]WO9938461  (SYNTHES AG [CH], et al);
 [XA]WO0044317  (AESCULAP AG & CO KG [DE], et al);
 [XA]WO0128469  (SDGI HOLDINGS INC [US], et al)
by applicantFR2736537
 WO9937255
 WO0044317
 WO0128469
 EP1290985
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