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EP1949867 - Motion detector for controlling electrosurgical output [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.06.2014 Database last updated on 18.05.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.01.2015	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GB	published on 25.02.2015 [2015/09]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Covidien AG Victor von Bruns-Strasse 19 8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall / CH
	[2008/31]
Inventor(s)	01 / Sartor, Joe Don 1036 Katy Lane Longmont CO 80504-7326 / US
	02 / Schmaltz, Dale Francis 2319 Westview Road Fort Collins CO 80524 / US
	[2008/31]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2013/31]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Former [2008/31]	HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	08002357.5	17.02.2004
	[2008/31]
Priority number, date	US20030448520P	20.02.2003 Original published format: US 448520 P
	US20040533695P	01.01.2004 Original published format: US 533695 P
	[2008/31]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1949867
	Date:	30.07.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1949867
	Date:	31.07.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/31]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.06.2008
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/14	[2013/10]
	CPC:	A61B18/1445 (EP,US); A61B18/1402 (EP,US); A61B2018/0063 (EP,US); A61B2018/00702 (EP,US); A61B2018/00791 (EP,US); A61B2018/00875 (EP,US); (+) A61B2090/064 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2008/31]	A61B18/00
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IE, IT [2008/31]
Title	German:	Bewegungsnachweisgerät zur Kontrolle des elektrochirurgischen Ausgangs	[2008/31]
	English:	Motion detector for controlling electrosurgical output	[2008/31]
	French:	Détecteur de mouvement pour contrôler un résultat électrochirurgical	[2008/31]
Examination procedure	30.01.2008	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	30.01.2009	Examination requested [2009/12]
	03.09.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.03.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.09.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.02.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.02.2013	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.06.2013	Fee for grant paid
	20.06.2013	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP04711864.1 / EP1596743
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 (EP20040711864) is 18.01.2007
Opposition(s)	02.05.2014	No opposition filed within time limit [2014/28]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 04
	08.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.02.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	23.02.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	24.02.2012	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.02.2013	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	ES	31.07.2013
	IT	31.07.2013
	GB	17.02.2014
	IE	17.02.2014
	FR	28.02.2014
	[2015/09]
Former [2015/08]	ES	31.07.2013
	IT	31.07.2013
	IE	17.02.2014
	FR	28.02.2014
Former [2015/07]	ES	31.07.2013
	IT	31.07.2013
	IE	17.02.2014
Former [2014/24]	ES	31.07.2013
	IT	31.07.2013
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US4625723 (ALTNETHER PAUL J [US], et al) [Y] 1-18 * abstract * * column 3, line 46 - line 59 * * column 4, line 1 - line 14 *;
		[Y]US6494882 (LEBOUITZ KYLE S [US], et al) [Y] 1,3,6,7,9-12,14-18 * abstract * * column 3, line 28 - line 38 *;
		[Y]US6386032 (LEMKIN MARK A [US], et al) [Y] 2,8 * abstract * * column 5, line 15 - line 31 *;
		[Y]US5178012 (CULP GORDON W [US]) [Y] 4,5,13 * abstract *;
		[A]US6249706 (SOBOTA JOHN [CA], et al) [A] 1-18 * abstract * * column 3, line 66 - column 4, line 2 *;
		[A]US6286512 (LOEB MARVIN P [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO9639086 (VALLEYLAB INC [US]) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *;
		[AP]WO2004010883 (SHERWOOD SERV AG [CH], et al) [AP] 1-18 * the whole document *
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		US5594170
		US5501103
		US5379639
		US5377545
		US5456111
		US5456110
		US5005413
		US6068627
		US20020398620
		US20020424352

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