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EP About this file: EP2616117

EP2616117 - BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH FLOW DIVIDER FOR LIMITING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  29.11.2024
Database last updated on 28.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip29.11.2024Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 01.01.2025  [2025/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gambro Lundia AB
P.O. Box 10101
220 10 Lund / SE
[2025/01]
Former [2013/30]For all designated states
Gambro Lundia AB
P.O. Box 10101
220 10 Lund / SE
Inventor(s)01 / HANSSON, Per
"-"
"deceased" / SE
02 / HERTZ, Thomas
Starvägen 18 A
S-227 32 Lund / SE
03 / HOLMER, Mattias
Kollegievägen 274
S-224 73 Lund / SE
04 / JÖNSSON, Lennart
Fridas Väg 5
S-237 42 Bjärred / SE
05 / NILSSON, Anders
Gullvingevägen 17
S-247 35 Södra Sandby / SE
06 / WALLENBORG, Anders
Trollsjövägen 137
S-237 33 Bjärred / SE
07 / ANDERSSON, Johan
Sandby 1172
S-247 91 Södra Sandby / SE
 [2015/47]
Former [2013/30]01 / HANSSON, Per
Byvägen 8
S-252 51 Åkarp / SE
02 / HERTZ, Thomas
Starvägen 18 A
S-227 32 Lund / SE
03 / HOLMER, Mattias
Kollegievägen 274
S-224 73 Lund / SE
04 / JÖNSSON, Lennart
Fridas Väg 5
S-237 42 Bjärred / SE
05 / NILSSON, Anders
Gullvingevägen 17
S-247 35 Södra Sandby / SE
06 / WALLENBORG, Anders
Trollsjövägen 137
S-237 33 Bjärred / SE
07 / ANDERSSON, Johan
Sandby 1172
S-247 91 Södra Sandby / SE
Representative(s)PGA S.p.A., Milano, Succursale di Lugano
Via Castagnola, 21c
6900 Lugano / CH
[2025/01]
Former [2015/50]Bornegard, Annette
Gambro AB
P.O. Box 10101
S-220 10 Lund / SE
Former [2013/30]Bornegard, Annette
Gambro AB P.O. Box 10101
S-220 10 Lund / SE
Application number, filing date11755342.014.09.2011
[2015/50]
WO2011EP65894
Priority number, dateUS20100383374P16.09.2010         Original published format: US 383374 P
SE2010005096816.09.2010         Original published format: SE 1050968
[2013/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012035040
Date:22.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2616117
Date:24.07.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.03.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2616117
Date:09.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/50]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2616117
Date:01.01.2025
Language:EN
[2025/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:A61M1/14, A61M1/36
[2013/30]
CPC:
A61M1/367 (EP,US); A61M1/14 (EP,US); A61M1/1601 (EP,US);
A61M1/3621 (EP,US); A61M2205/3317 (EP,US); A61M2205/3334 (EP,US);
A61M2205/50 (EP,US); Y10T29/49002 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/30]
TitleGerman:BLUTBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT FLUSSTEILER ZUR BEGRENZUNG EINES ELEKTRISCHEN STROMS[2013/30]
English:BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH FLOW DIVIDER FOR LIMITING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT[2013/30]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DU SANG AVEC DIVISEUR DE DÉBIT POUR LIMITER UN COURANT ÉLECTRIQUE[2013/30]
Entry into regional phase16.04.2013National basic fee paid 
16.04.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
16.04.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.04.2013Examination requested  [2013/30]
22.10.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.04.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.08.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.07.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.10.2015Fee for grant paid
02.10.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.10.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 is  25.04.2014
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  09.09.2016    ADMISSIBLE
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
Else-Kröner-Strasse 1
61352 Bad Homburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Herrmann, Uwe, et al, et al
Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München / DE
 [2016/42]
18.10.2016Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.12.2016Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
06.11.2017Date of oral proceedings
11.12.2017Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
23.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
30.12.2022Reply to a communication from the opposition division
31.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
31.05.2023Reply to a communication from the opposition division
04.07.2023Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.07.2023Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
04.10.2024Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
Appeal following opposition07.02.2018Appeal received No.  T0385/18
18.04.2018Statement of grounds filed
11.08.2022Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
09.11.2022Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
11.08.2022Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
08.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
08.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.09.2011
AL09.12.2015
AT09.12.2015
BE09.12.2015
BG09.12.2015
CY09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
DK09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
HR09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
MC09.12.2015
MK09.12.2015
NL09.12.2015
RO09.12.2015
RS09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SI09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
SM09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
PT11.04.2016
IE14.09.2016
LU14.09.2016
CH30.09.2016
LI30.09.2016
MT30.09.2016
[2018/46]
Former [2018/38]HU14.09.2011
AT09.12.2015
BE09.12.2015
BG09.12.2015
CY09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
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EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
HR09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
MC09.12.2015
MK09.12.2015
NL09.12.2015
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SM09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
PT11.04.2016
IE14.09.2016
LU14.09.2016
CH30.09.2016
LI30.09.2016
MT30.09.2016
Former [2018/31]HU14.09.2011
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CY09.12.2015
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NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
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PT11.04.2016
IE14.09.2016
LU14.09.2016
CH30.09.2016
LI30.09.2016
MT30.09.2016
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AT09.12.2015
BE09.12.2015
CY09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
DK09.12.2015
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FI09.12.2015
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SI09.12.2015
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SM09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
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PT11.04.2016
IE14.09.2016
LU14.09.2016
CH30.09.2016
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CZ09.12.2015
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NO09.03.2016
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PT11.04.2016
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PT11.04.2016
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CZ09.12.2015
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LV09.12.2015
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SK09.12.2015
SM09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
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PT11.04.2016
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CZ09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
NL09.12.2015
RO09.12.2015
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SE09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
SM09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
PT11.04.2016
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CZ09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
IS09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
NL09.12.2015
RO09.12.2015
RS09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
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LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
NL09.12.2015
RS09.12.2015
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NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
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LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
NL09.12.2015
RS09.12.2015
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NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
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LV09.12.2015
NL09.12.2015
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NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
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LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
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NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
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LT09.12.2015
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NO09.03.2016
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RS09.12.2015
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NO09.03.2016
Former [2016/21]LT09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
Former [2016/20]LT09.12.2015
Cited inInternational search[X]EP0820776  (KANEKA CORP [JP]);
 [XA]WO2005044339  (BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP [US], et al);
 [YA]WO2008031539  (FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DE GMBH [DE], et al);
 [XDAY]WO2009044220  (GAMBRO LUNDIA AB [SE], et al);
 [AD]US2009177149  (CHILDERS ROBERT [US], et al);
by applicantUS4155852
 WO2009044220
 US2009177149
OppositionUS4155852
 DE3512533
 EP0458041
 WO9306875
 WO9411093
 EP0611228
 US5578223
 WO9912588
 WO2009044220
 WO2010011441
 WO2010077762
 US2004267183
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