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EP2328634 - INFUSION SYSTEMS INCLUDING COMPUTER-FACILITATED MAINTENANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2011/23]INFUSION SYSTEMS INCLUDING COMPUTER-FACILITATED MAINTENANCE AND/OR OPERATION
[2019/35]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.01.2020
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.08.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip14.02.2026New entry: Despatch of interlocutory decision 
14.02.2026New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings 
14.02.2026New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
259 Prospect Plains Road, Building H
Monroe Township, NJ 08831 / US
[2019/45]
Former [2011/23]For all designated states
Bracco Diagnostic Inc.
107 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ZODDA, Julius, P.
3 Tigers Court
Mercerville NJ 08619 / US
02 / HUNTER, Kathryn, M.
1312 Judy Reagan Lane
Knoxville TN 37931 / US
03 / SWENSON, Rolf, E.
35 Fieldston Road
Princeton NJ 08540 / US
04 / FONTAINE, Aaron, M.
5663 West Bavarian Pass
Fridley MN 55432 / US
05 / HIDEM, Stephen, E.
4710 Juneau Lane North
Plymouth MN 55446 / US
06 / MCDONALD, Patrick, M.
15395 Nicholas Street
Omaha NE 68154 / US
07 / GELBACH, Janet, L.
4204 Shetland Court
New Albany IN47150 / US
 [2011/23]
Representative(s)Reddie & Grose LLP
The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/07]Howe, Steven
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
Former [2011/23]Howe, Steven
Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London
WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date09763612.011.06.2009
[2011/23]
WO2009US47031
Priority number, dateUS2008013736411.06.2008         Original published format: US 137364
US2008013737711.06.2008         Original published format: US 137377
US2008013736311.06.2008         Original published format: US 137363
US2008013735611.06.2008         Original published format: US 137356
[2011/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2009152323
Date:17.12.2009
Language:EN
[2009/51]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2328634
Date:08.06.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.12.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2328634
Date:12.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.05.2010
ClassificationIPC:A61B6/00, A61B6/10, A61B6/03, G21F7/00, A61M5/14, A61N5/10, A61M5/00, A61M5/142, A61M5/168, A61K51/00, G21F3/00, G21G1/00, A61B90/00, G21G4/08, A61M5/145, A61M5/36, B62B3/00, G06F21/31, A61B50/10, A61B50/13, G16H20/17
[2019/35]
CPC:
A61M5/007 (EP,CN,KR,US); A61M5/00 (RU); A61M5/14 (EP,CN,KR,US);
A61B50/13 (KR,US); A61B6/037 (EP,CN,KR,US); A61B6/107 (CN,KR,US);
A61B6/481 (CN,KR,US); A61B6/507 (EP,CN,KR,US); A61B90/39 (EP,KR,US);
A61G12/001 (KR); A61K51/00 (CN,KR,US); A61M5/1409 (EP,KR,US);
A61M5/142 (EP,CN,KR,US); A61M5/1452 (EP,KR,RU,US); A61M5/158 (KR,US);
A61M5/16827 (RU); A61M5/16854 (EP,KR,US); A61M5/16881 (EP,KR,US);
A61M5/172 (RU); A61M5/365 (EP,KR,US); A61N5/1001 (KR,US);
A61N5/1007 (KR,US); A61N5/1075 (KR,US); B62B3/005 (KR,US);
G01T1/203 (RU); G06F21/31 (KR,US); G16H20/17 (EP,KR,US);
G16Z99/00 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); G21F3/00 (CN,KR,US); G21F7/00 (EP,CN,KR,US);
G21G1/0005 (EP,CN,KR,US); G21G1/001 (KR,US); G21G4/08 (CN,KR,US);
A61B2050/105 (US); A61B2090/392 (EP,US); A61M2005/1403 (EP,KR,US);
A61M2205/051 (KR); A61M2205/18 (EP,KR,US); A61M2205/276 (EP,KR,US);
A61M2205/3375 (EP,KR,US); A61M2205/50 (EP,KR,US); A61M2205/505 (EP,KR,US);
A61M2205/52 (EP,KR,US); A61M2205/584 (EP,KR,US); A61M2205/587 (EP,KR,US);
A61M2205/6009 (EP,KR,US); A61M2205/6054 (EP,KR,US); A61M2205/6072 (EP,KR,US);
A61M2205/70 (EP,US); A61M2205/75 (EP,US); A61M2209/084 (EP,KR,US);
A61N2005/1021 (KR,US); A61N2005/1022 (KR,US); A61N2005/1074 (US);
A61N2005/1094 (KR,US); G21G2001/0031 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/23]A61M5/00, A61M5/14
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2020/07]
Former [2011/23]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:INFUSIONSSYSTEME MIT COMPUTER-GESTÜTZTER WARTUNG[2019/35]
English:INFUSION SYSTEMS INCLUDING COMPUTER-FACILITATED MAINTENANCE[2019/35]
French:SYSTÈMES DE PERFUSION INCLUANT UNE MAINTENANCE ET / OU UNE EXPLOITATION ASSISTÉE PAR ORDINATEUR[2019/35]
Former [2011/23]INFUSIONSSYSTEME MIT COMPUTER-GESTÜTZTER WARTUNG UND/ODER BEDIENUNG
Former [2011/23]INFUSION SYSTEMS INCLUDING COMPUTER-FACILITATED MAINTENANCE AND/OR OPERATION
Former [2011/23]SYSTÈMES DE PERFUSION INCLUANT UNE MAINTENANCE ET / OU UNE EXPLOITATION ASSISTÉE PAR ORDINATEUR, ET PROCÉDÉS D UTILISATION
Entry into regional phase07.01.2011National basic fee paid 
07.01.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
07.01.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.01.2011Examination requested  [2011/23]
13.05.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.11.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.06.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.10.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.04.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.08.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.12.2019Fee for grant paid
20.12.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP20155594.3  / EP3666313
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  30.11.2016
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  11.11.2020  17.11.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Jubilant DraxImage Inc.
16751 TransCanada Highway
Kirkland, Montréal QC H9H 4J4 / CA
Opponent's representative
Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej, et al, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
406 Cambridge Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge CB4 0WW / GB
 [N/P]
Former [2020/52]
Opponent(s)01  11.11.2020  17.11.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Jubilant DraxImage Inc.
16751 TransCanada Highway
Kirkland, Montréal QC H9H 4J4 / CA
Opponent's representative
Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej, et al, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
Byron House
Cambridge Business Park
Cowley Road
Cambridge CB4 0WZ / GB
26.11.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
26.03.2021Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
19.05.2022Date of oral proceedings
13.10.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
13.02.2026Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
Appeal following opposition19.12.2022Appeal received No.  T2564/22
19.12.2022Payment of appeal fee
23.02.2023Statement of grounds filed
11.12.2024Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
12.03.2025Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
07.12.2022Appeal received No.  T2564/22
07.12.2022Payment of appeal fee
23.02.2023Statement of grounds filed
11.12.2024Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
12.03.2025Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
22.01.2026Date of oral proceedings
13.02.2026Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
29.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
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Cited inInternational search[X] EP0310148  (SQUIBB & SONS INC et al.) [X] 1-5 * figures 1-6 * * column 3, line 37 - column 15, line 43 *
 [X] US2007140958  (DEKEMP ROBERT A et al.) [X] 1-5 * figures 1-5 * * paragraph [0003] * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0035] *
 [X] WO2006129301  (SPECTRUM DYNAMICS et al.) [X] 1 * figures 1-14 * * page 40, line 3 - page 41, line 16 * * page 90, line 10 - page 97, line 26 *
 [XI] US2007213848  (DEKEMP ROBERT A et al.) [X] 1-6,32-34 * figures 1-8 * * paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0056] *[I] 7,35
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.02.002
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/52/3/009
OppositionEP0310148
 US2007140958
 WO2006129301
 US2007213848
 WO2008028165
 US6558125
 US5395320
 WO2006067555
 US4137913
 WO9924093
 JP2006141988
 EP1433456
 WO2007030249
   NEIL J. EPSTEIN: "A Rb82 infusion system for quantitative perfusion imaging with 3D PET", APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, vol. 60, 9 February 2004 (2004-02-09), pages 921 - 927, XP002557544

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.02.002
   R KLEIN: "Precision controlled elution of a Sr82/Rb82 generator for cardiac perfusion imaging with positron emission tomography", PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, vol. 52, 11 January 2007 (2007-01-11), pages 659 - 673, XP002557545

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/52/3/009
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