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EP2452648 - System for selectable eccentric remodeling and/or ablation of atherosclerotic material [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 07.12.2018 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 21.08.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	07.12.2018	Revocation of patent	published on 09.01.2019 [2019/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Vessix Vascular, Inc. 26052 Merit Circle, Suite 106 Laguna Hills, CA 92653 / US
	[2016/06]
Former [2012/20]	For all designated states Vessix Vascular, Inc. 26052 Merit Circle, Suite 106 Laguna Hills, CA 92653 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Steinke, Tom, A. P.O. Box 910326 San Diego, CA California 92191 / US
	02 / Stone, Corbett, W. P.O. Box 910326 San Diego, CA California 92191 / US
	03 / Ross, Stephen, O. P.O. Box 910326 San Diego, CA California 92191 / US
	04 / Kelleher, Brian, S. P.O. Box 910326 San Diego, CA California 92191 / US
	05 / Michel, Raphael, M. P.O. Box 910326 San Diego, CA California 92191 / US
	[2012/20]
Representative(s)	Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
	[2016/06]
Former [2013/09]	Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
Former [2013/08]	Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
Former [2012/20]	Clark, Jane Anne Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2SQ / GB
Application number, filing date	12151957.3	10.09.2004
	[2012/20]
Priority number, date	US20030502515P	12.09.2003 Original published format: US 502515 P
	[2012/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2452648
	Date:	16.05.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2452648
	Date:	10.02.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/06]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.04.2012
Classification	IPC:	A61B18/18	[2012/20]
	CPC:	A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61B18/18 (EP,US); A61B18/1815 (EP,US); A61B2018/0016 (EP,US); A61B2018/00214 (EP,US); A61B2018/0022 (EP,US); (+) A61B2018/00267 (EP,US); A61B2018/0041 (EP,US); A61B2018/00577 (US); A61B2018/00601 (US); A61B2018/00654 (EP,US); A61B2018/1861 (EP,US); A61B2090/373 (EP,US); A61B2090/374 (EP,US); A61B2090/376 (EP,US); A61B2090/3784 (EP,US); A61B2218/002 (EP,US); A61B2218/007 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2016/06]
Former [2012/20]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	System zur auswählbaren exzentrischen Umformung bzw. Ablation von atherosklerotischem Material	[2012/20]
	English:	System for selectable eccentric remodeling and/or ablation of atherosclerotic material	[2012/20]
	French:	Système de remodelage et/ou de l'ablation excentrique sélectionnable de matériau athérosclérotique	[2012/20]
Examination procedure	16.11.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	16.11.2012	Examination requested [2012/52]
	05.02.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.06.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.11.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.03.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.07.2015	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	27.11.2015	Fee for grant paid
	27.11.2015	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	27.11.2015	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP04816863.7 / EP1667595
Divisional application(s)	EP16154519.9 / EP3045136
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20040816863) is 22.01.2010
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 10.02.2016 24.02.2016 ADMISSIBLE Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.à.r.l. / Medtronic Vascular Galway Unlimited Company 102, rue des Maraîchers / Parkmore Business Park West, Ballybrit 2124 Luxembourg / Galway, IE / LU Opponent's representative Bandpay & Greuter, et al, et al 11 rue Christophe Colomb 75008 Paris / FR
		[N/P]
	Former [2016/13]
	Opponent(s)	01 10.02.2016 24.02.2016 ADMISSIBLE Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.à.r.l. / Medtronic Vascular Galway 102, rue des Maraîchers / Parkmore Business Park West, Ballybrit 2124 Luxembourg / Galway, IE / LU Opponent's representative Bandpay & Greuter, et al, et al 30, rue Notre-Dame des Victoires 75002 Paris / FR
	19.12.2016	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	27.04.2017	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	28.06.2018	Date of oral proceedings
	28.06.2018	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2019/02]
	22.08.2018	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	22.08.2018	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 05
	20.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	20.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 08
	12.09.2012	Renewal fee patent year 09
	12.09.2013	Renewal fee patent year 10
	12.09.2014	Renewal fee patent year 11
	11.09.2015	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	10.09.2004
	AT	10.02.2016
	BE	10.02.2016
	CY	10.02.2016
	CZ	10.02.2016
	DK	10.02.2016
	EE	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	MC	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	RO	10.02.2016
	SI	10.02.2016
	SK	10.02.2016
	TR	10.02.2016
	BG	10.05.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
	LU	10.09.2016
	[2018/29]
Former [2018/28]	HU	10.09.2004
	AT	10.02.2016
	BE	10.02.2016
	CY	10.02.2016
	CZ	10.02.2016
	DK	10.02.2016
	EE	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	MC	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	RO	10.02.2016
	SI	10.02.2016
	SK	10.02.2016
	BG	10.05.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
	LU	10.09.2016
Former [2017/47]	AT	10.02.2016
	BE	10.02.2016
	CZ	10.02.2016
	DK	10.02.2016
	EE	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	MC	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	RO	10.02.2016
	SI	10.02.2016
	SK	10.02.2016
	BG	10.05.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
	LU	10.09.2016
Former [2017/31]	AT	10.02.2016
	BE	10.02.2016
	CZ	10.02.2016
	DK	10.02.2016
	EE	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	MC	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	RO	10.02.2016
	SI	10.02.2016
	SK	10.02.2016
	BG	10.05.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
Former [2017/15]	AT	10.02.2016
	BE	10.02.2016
	CZ	10.02.2016
	DK	10.02.2016
	EE	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	RO	10.02.2016
	SI	10.02.2016
	SK	10.02.2016
	BG	10.05.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
Former [2017/03]	AT	10.02.2016
	BE	10.02.2016
	CZ	10.02.2016
	DK	10.02.2016
	EE	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	RO	10.02.2016
	SK	10.02.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
Former [2016/50]	AT	10.02.2016
	CZ	10.02.2016
	DK	10.02.2016
	EE	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	RO	10.02.2016
	SK	10.02.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
Former [2016/49]	AT	10.02.2016
	DK	10.02.2016
	EE	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
Former [2016/46]	AT	10.02.2016
	DK	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
Former [2016/38]	AT	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
	PT	13.06.2016
Former [2016/36]	AT	10.02.2016
	FI	10.02.2016
	PL	10.02.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
Former [2016/35]	FI	10.02.2016
	GR	11.05.2016
Documents cited:	Search	[XI]US5848969 (PANESCU DORIN [US], et al) [X] 1-4,7,8,16-18 * column 6, line 60 - column 8, line 31; figures 14,15,23,24 * * column 12, lines 57-59 * * column 14, lines 39-40 * [I] 9-11;
		[XI]WO9900060 (ADVANCED CORONARY INTERVENTION [US]) [X] 1-4,7,8,17 * page 25, lines 9-30; figures 7,12,14,20; claim 1 * * page 15, lines 22-31 * * page 10, lines 3-8 *[I] 9-11;
		[XI]WO02087679 (BARD INC C R [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4-8,12-15,17-19 * page 6, lines 9-11 * * page 13, line 27 - page 15, line 9; figures 8,10,18,20A-E * * page 27, lines 9-13; figures 1,6,6A,18,24 * * page 12, lines 5-12 * [I] 3,9-11,16;
		[X]WO02089686 (RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC [US]) [X] 1,4-7,10-19 * page 8, line 23 - page 14, line 3 * * page 28, lines 12-28 * * page 42, line 5 - page 43, line 17; figures 12,26 * * page 35, lines 19-22 * * page 21, lines 15-19 * * page 15, lines 5-7 *
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		US6582423
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	Opposition	US5279299
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		US5487385
		WO9717892
		WO9812999
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		US6004269
		WO0001313
		US6325797
		US6356790
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		WO02087679
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		WO02087676
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