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EP About this file: EP2083710

EP2083710 - SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT WITH MECHANICAL INDICATOR TO SHOW LEVELS OF TISSUE COMPRESSION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.05.2015
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 15.11.2017  [2017/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
4545 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242 / US
[2009/32]
Inventor(s)01 / OMAITS, Todd, Phillip
7446 Airy View Drive
Liberty Township, OH 45044 / US
02 / THOMPSON, Bennie
9422 Oakhurst Court
Cincinnati, OH 45241 / US
03 / SHELTON, Frederick, E.
Post Office Box 373
New Vienna, OH 45159 / US
04 / TIMPERMAN, Eugene, L.
10639 Silverbrook Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45240 / US
 [2009/32]
Representative(s)Tunstall, Christopher Stephen
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[2014/27]
Former [2009/32]Tunstall, Christopher Stephen
Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date07794660.608.05.2007
[2009/32]
WO2007US11118
Priority number, dateUS2006052987929.09.2006         Original published format: US 529879
[2009/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008039250
Date:03.04.2008
Language:EN
[2008/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2083710
Date:05.08.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.04.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2083710
Date:02.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.04.2008
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/064, A61B17/068, A61B17/10, A61B17/115, A61B17/00
[2009/32]
CPC:
A61B17/072 (EP,US); A61B17/064 (EP,US); A61B17/0644 (EP,US);
A61B17/068 (EP,US); A61B17/07207 (EP,US); A61B17/07292 (EP,US);
A61B17/105 (EP,US); A61B17/115 (EP,US); A61B17/1155 (EP,US);
A61B17/11 (EP,US); A61B17/1114 (EP,US); A61B17/34 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00004 (EP,US); A61B2017/00128 (EP,US); A61B2017/00539 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00831 (EP,US); A61B2017/00862 (EP,US); A61B2017/0641 (EP,US);
A61B2017/07228 (EP,US); A61B2017/07242 (EP,US); A61B2017/0725 (EP,US);
A61B2017/07257 (US); A61B2017/07264 (EP,US); A61B2017/07271 (EP,US);
A61B2017/07278 (EP,US); A61B2017/07285 (EP,US); A61B2017/2932 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2943 (EP,US); A61B2017/320052 (EP,US); A61B2018/00666 (EP,US);
A61B2090/032 (EP,US); A61B2090/036 (EP,US); A61B2090/065 (EP,US);
A61B2090/0811 (EP,US); A61B90/03 (EP,US) (-)
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/32]
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHES KLAMMERINSTRUMENT MIT MECHANISCHEM INDIKATOR ZUM ANZEIGEN DES GRADS DER GEWEBEKOMPRESSION[2009/32]
English:SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT WITH MECHANICAL INDICATOR TO SHOW LEVELS OF TISSUE COMPRESSION[2009/32]
French:AGRAFEUSE CHIRURGICALE AVEC INDICATEUR MECANIQUE DE NIVEAU DE COMPRESSION TISSULAIRE[2014/01]
Former [2009/32]AGRAFEUSE CHIRURGICALE AVEC INDICATEUR MÉCANIQUE DE NIVEAU DE COMPRESSION TISSULAIRE
Entry into regional phase28.04.2009National basic fee paid 
28.04.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
28.04.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.04.2009Examination requested  [2009/32]
13.09.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.03.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.10.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.12.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.02.2014Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
27.03.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.05.2014Fee for grant paid
21.05.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.05.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP14175319.4   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 02.08.2014
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  13.09.2012
Opposition(s)07.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
11.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
10.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.05.2007
AT02.07.2014
BE02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
MC02.07.2014
MT02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
TR02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
[2017/39]
Former [2017/03]AT02.07.2014
BE02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
MC02.07.2014
MT02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2016/32]AT02.07.2014
BE02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
MC02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2016/06]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
MC02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/50]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/23]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/22]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/12]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/11]CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/10]CZ02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
Former [2015/09]FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
Former [2015/08]LT02.07.2014
Cited inInternational search[X]US5366134  (GREEN DAVID T [US], et al) [X] 1-6* the whole document *;
 [X]US5653721  (KNODEL BRYAN D [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [X]US2002117534  (GREEN DAVID T [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * paragraphs [0136] - [0142] *;
 [X]WO03090630  (TYCO HEALTHCARE [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * pages 3,4,6 - pages 14-26 *;
 [X]EP1652481  (TYCO HEALTHCARE [US]) [X] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [XP]EP1728475  (TYCO HEALTHCARE [US]) [XP] 1-10 * paragraphs [0008] - [0017] - paragraphs [0047] - [0087] *
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