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EP About this file: EP2444008

EP2444008 - Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2012/17]Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein and stapling instruments for deploying the same
[2015/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.03.2018
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ethicon LLC
475 Street C
Suite 401
Los Frailes Industrial Park
Guaynabo, PR 00969 / US
[2017/18]
Former [2017/17]For all designated states
Ethicon LLC
475 Street C
Suite 401
Los Frailes Industrial Park
00969 Guaynabo / PR
Former [2012/17]For all designated states
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
4545 Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hess, Christopher J.
1704 E. Mcmillan Street
Cincinnati, OH 45206 / US
02 / Morgan, Jerome R.
3275 S. Whitetree Circle
Cincinnati, OH 45236 / US
03 / Weisenburgh II, William B.
974 Airymeadows Drive
Maineville, OH 45039 / US
04 / Voegele, James W.
11486 Kemperknoll Road
Cincinnati, OH 45249 / US
05 / Ortiz, Mark S.
1145 Glen Echo Lane
Milford, OH 45150 / US
06 / Stokes, Michael J.
8 Sleepy Hollow Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45244 / US
07 / Shurtleff, Carl
4735 Medallion Way
Mason, OH 45040 / US
08 / Shelton IV, Frederick E.
P.O. Box 373
New Vienna, OH 45159 / US
09 / Swayze, Jeffrey S.
7047 Birchley Drive
Hamilton, OH 45011 / US
 [2012/17]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[2017/18]
Former [2012/17]Carpmaels & Ransford
One Southampton Row London
WC1B 5HA / GB
Application number, filing date11191409.908.08.2007
[2012/17]
Priority number, dateUS2006054112329.09.2006         Original published format: US 541123
[2012/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2444008
Date:25.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/17]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2444008
Date:29.08.2012
Language:EN
[2012/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2444008
Date:03.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.08.2012
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/064, // A61B17/072, A61B17/115, A61B17/10
[2012/17]
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 [2017/18]
Former [2012/17]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:Chirurgische Klammern mit komprimierbaren oder verformbaren Elementen zur Sicherung von Gewebe darin[2015/10]
English:Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein[2015/10]
French:Agrafes chirurgicales dotées d'éléments compressibles ou écrasables pour y fixer les tissus[2015/10]
Former [2012/17]Chirurgische Klammern mit komprimierbaren oder verformbaren Elementen zur Sicherung von Gewebe darin und Klammerinstrumente dafür
Former [2012/17]Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein and stapling instruments for deploying the same
Former [2012/17]Agrafes chirurgicales dotées d'éléments compressibles ou écrasables pour y fixer les tissus et instruments d'agrafage les utilisant
Examination procedure06.02.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.02.2013Examination requested  [2013/12]
30.04.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.05.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.04.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.09.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2017Fee for grant paid
27.03.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.03.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP07836594.7  / EP2079371
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 (EP20070836594) is  20.11.2009
Opposition(s)06.02.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
30.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
10.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
19.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
13.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
10.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
11.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.08.2007
AT03.05.2017
CY03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
PT03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
TR03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IE08.08.2017
LU08.08.2017
MT08.08.2017
BE31.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
[2020/27]
Former [2020/15]HU08.08.2007
AT03.05.2017
CY03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
TR03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IE08.08.2017
LU08.08.2017
MT08.08.2017
BE31.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2019/46]HU08.08.2007
AT03.05.2017
CY03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IE08.08.2017
LU08.08.2017
MT08.08.2017
BE31.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2019/31]HU08.08.2007
AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IE08.08.2017
LU08.08.2017
MT08.08.2017
BE31.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/43]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IE08.08.2017
LU08.08.2017
MT08.08.2017
BE31.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/39]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IE08.08.2017
LU08.08.2017
BE31.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/34]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IE08.08.2017
LU08.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/25]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/21]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
LI31.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/18]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/10]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/09]AT03.05.2017
DK03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2017/52]AT03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
NL03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2017/50]AT03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2017/49]AT03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
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