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EP2449978 - Compound barb medical device and method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.08.2016
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.08.2016Refusal of applicationpublished on 14.09.2016  [2016/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Covidien LP
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
[2012/52]
Former [2012/19]For all designated states
Tyco Healthcare Group, LP
60 Middletown Avenue
North Haven, CT 06473 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Cohen, Matthew
37 Old Wood Road
Berlin, CT Connecticut 06037 / US
02 / Maiorino, Nicholas
53 Avon Road
Branford, CT Connecticut 06405 / US
03 / Kosa, Timothy D.
93 Hearn Lane
Hamden, CT Connecticut 06514 / US
04 / Buchter, Mark S.
27 North Coe Lane
Ansonia, CT Connecticut 06401 / US
05 / Primavera, Michael
433 Dogwood Road
Orange, CT Connecticut 06477 / US
 [2012/19]
Representative(s)Maschio, Antonio, et al
Maschio & Soames IP Limited
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/44]Maschio, Antonio, et al
Maschio & Soames IP Limited
20 Carlton Crescent
Southampton, SO15 2ET / GB
Former [2012/19]Lloyd, John Scott
Edwards Wildman Innovations LLP
20 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2ET / GB
Application number, filing date12151531.620.02.2009
[2012/19]
Priority number, dateUS20080029964P20.02.2008         Original published format: US 29964 P
US2009036196229.01.2009         Original published format: US 361962
[2012/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2449978
Date:09.05.2012
Language:EN
[2012/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.04.2012
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/06, // A61B17/00
[2012/19]
CPC:
A61B17/06166 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/00526 (EP,US); A61B2017/00893 (EP,US);
A61B2017/06176 (EP,CN,US); Y10T29/49996 (EP,US); Y10T83/0341 (EP,US)
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 [2012/19]
TitleGerman:Medizinische Verbundvorrichtung mit Widerhaken und Verfahren[2012/19]
English:Compound barb medical device and method[2012/19]
French:Dispositif et procédé médical à crans composés[2012/19]
Examination procedure08.11.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.11.2012Examination requested  [2012/51]
04.01.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.05.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.10.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.04.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.10.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.09.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.04.2016Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 21.04.2016
21.04.2016Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
28.04.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/37]
08.05.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/37]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP09250460.4  / EP2092895
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 (EP20090250460) is  08.02.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
18.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
27.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
22.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
25.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2006116718  (LEIBOFF ARNOLD R [US]) [Y] 11* paragraph [0065] - paragraph [0066] *;
 [X]US2007005110  (COLLIER JOHN P [US], et al) [X] 1,4-10,14 * paragraphs [0020] - [0025] *;
 [XY]WO2007133103  (SULAMANIDZE MARLEN ANDREEVICH [RU], et al) [X] 1-3,10,12,13 * figures 3,4; claim 5 * [Y] 11
by applicantUS20060556002
 US20070899852
 US20070994173
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