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EP2029223 - APPARATUS FOR MULTI-VESSEL RENAL NEUROMODULATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/10]METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-VESSEL RENAL NEUROMODULATION
[2018/44]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.06.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.01.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.01.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.10.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU, MT		published on 27.07.2022  [2022/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.à.r.l.
102 rue des Maraîchers
2124 Luxembourg / LU
[2015/14]
Former [2009/10]For all designated states
Ardian, Inc.
1810a Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DEMARAIS, Denise
15403 Shannon Road
Los Gatos, CA 95032 / US
 [2009/10]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2019/31]
Former [2012/33]Zimmermann & Partner
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
Former [2012/32]Steinbach, Frank, et al
Zimmermann & Partner
Friedrichstrasse 153a
10117 Berlin / DE
Former [2012/13]Donald, Jenny Susan, et al
Forrester & Boehmert
SkyGarden
Erika-Mann-Strasse 11
80636 München / DE
Former [2009/52]Donald, Jenny Susan, et al
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Former [2009/10]Donald, Jenny Susan
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date07798341.908.06.2007
[2009/10]
WO2007US70799
Priority number, dateUS2006045172812.06.2006         Original published format: US 451728
[2009/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007146834
Date:21.12.2007
Language:EN
[2007/51]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2029223
Date:04.03.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.12.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2029223
Date:31.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.08.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.08.2011
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/05, A61N1/32, A61N1/36, A61B18/12, A61B18/14
[2018/44]
CPC:
A61N1/36007 (EP,US); A61B18/1206 (US); A61B18/1492 (EP,US);
A61N1/05 (EP,US); A61N1/0551 (EP,US); A61N1/205 (EP,US);
A61N1/327 (EP,US); A61N1/3605 (EP,US); A61N1/36114 (EP,US);
A61N1/36117 (EP,US); A61B2018/0022 (US); A61B2018/00267 (US);
A61B2018/00404 (US); A61B2018/00434 (US); A61B2018/00511 (US);
A61B2018/00577 (US); A61B2018/00613 (EP,US); A61F2007/126 (EP,US);
A61F7/10 (EP,US); A61N1/0507 (EP,US); A61N1/0558 (EP,US);
A61N1/323 (EP,US); A61N1/326 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/36]A61N1/32, A61N1/05, A61N1/36
Former IPC [2009/10]A61N1/32
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 [2019/31]
Former [2009/10]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR MEHRGEFÄSS-NEUROMODULATION DER NIEREN[2018/44]
English:APPARATUS FOR MULTI-VESSEL RENAL NEUROMODULATION[2018/44]
French:APPAREIL DE NEUROMODULATION RÉNALE MULTICUVE[2018/44]
Former [2009/10]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR MEHRGEFÄSS-NEUROMODULATION DER NIEREN
Former [2009/10]METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-VESSEL RENAL NEUROMODULATION
Former [2009/10]PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE NEUROMODULATION RÉNALE MULTICUVE
Entry into regional phase24.12.2008National basic fee paid 
24.12.2008Search fee paid 
24.12.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
24.12.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.12.2008Examination requested  [2009/10]
02.03.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.05.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.11.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.09.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.10.2018
09.10.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
15.10.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.12.2018Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
28.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.05.2019Fee for grant paid
23.05.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.05.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP17163337.3  / EP3205305
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  20.12.2016
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
11.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
07.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
30.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
29.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
27.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
22.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
21.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.06.2007
AT31.07.2019
CY31.07.2019
CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
MC31.07.2019
MT31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SI31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
[2022/27]
Former [2021/12]AT31.07.2019
CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
MC31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SI31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/37]AT31.07.2019
CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SI31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/36]AT31.07.2019
CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
IS30.10.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/25]AT31.07.2019
CZ31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
SK31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AT31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AT31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
IT31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
PL31.07.2019
RO31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
IS30.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/22]AT31.07.2019
DK31.07.2019
EE31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
IS30.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/17]AT31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
TR31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
IS30.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/12]AT31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
IS30.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/11]AT31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
LV31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
GR01.11.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/10]AT31.07.2019
FI31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
SE31.07.2019
BG31.10.2019
PT02.12.2019
Former [2020/09]FI31.07.2019
LT31.07.2019
Former [2020/08]LT31.07.2019
Documents cited:Search[I]US2006041277  (DEEM MARK [US], et al) [I] 1-15* paragraphs [0082] , [0084] , [0088] - [0090] - [0114] - [0116]; figures 1-5, 12-13 *
International search[Y]US6246912  (SLUIJTER MENNO E [NL], et al);
 [X]US2003060858  (KIEVAL ROBERT S [US], et al);
 [A]US7162303  (LEVIN HOWARD R [US], et al)
by applicantUS2005288730
 US2006041277
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