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EP About this file: EP2574287

EP2574287 - Devices for closing the left atrial appendage [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.02.2016
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sentreheart, Inc.
300 Saginaw Drive
Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
[2015/34]
Former [2013/14]For all designated states
Sentreheart, Inc.
2468 Embarcadero Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Miller, Gary H.
529 Bryce Court
Milpitas, California 95035 / US
02 / Seiber, Russell A.
108 Monaco Drive
Redwood Shores, California 94065 / US
03 / Fung, Gregory W.
301 San Miguel Avenue
San Mateo, California 94403 / US
 [2013/14]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/51]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2013/14]McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date12186090.225.03.2008
[2013/14]
Priority number, dateUS20070921002P30.03.2007         Original published format: US 921002 P
[2013/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2574287
Date:03.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2574287
Date:22.04.2015
Language:EN
[2015/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.03.2013
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/12
[2013/14]
CPC:
A61B17/12013 (EP,US); A61B17/0467 (US); A61B17/0469 (US);
A61M25/10 (US); A61B17/12009 (US); A61B2017/00243 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00575 (US); A61B2017/00623 (US); A61B2017/00867 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00876 (EP,US); A61B2017/0475 (US); A61B2017/0477 (US);
A61B2090/3966 (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,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2015/17]
Former [2013/14]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtungen zum Schließen des linken Herzohrs[2013/14]
English:Devices for closing the left atrial appendage[2013/14]
French:Dispositifs pour la fermeture de l'appendice auriculaire gauche[2013/14]
Examination procedure01.10.2013Examination requested  [2013/46]
04.10.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.10.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.02.2015Fee for grant paid
25.02.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.02.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP08727155.7  / EP2142107
Divisional application(s)EP15153029.2  / EP2929842
EP19179162.3  / EP3603539
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20080727155) is  16.09.2010
Opposition(s)25.01.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
10.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.03.2008
BG22.04.2015
CY22.04.2015
EE22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
MC22.04.2015
RO22.04.2015
SI22.04.2015
SK22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
IS22.08.2015
[2018/38]
Former [2018/31]HU25.03.2008
CY22.04.2015
EE22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
MC22.04.2015
RO22.04.2015
SI22.04.2015
SK22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
IS22.08.2015
Former [2018/28]HU25.03.2008
CY22.04.2015
EE22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
MC22.04.2015
MT22.04.2015
RO22.04.2015
SI22.04.2015
SK22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
IS22.08.2015
Former [2017/47]EE22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
MC22.04.2015
MT22.04.2015
RO22.04.2015
SI22.04.2015
SK22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
IS22.08.2015
Former [2016/49]EE22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
MC22.04.2015
RO22.04.2015
SI22.04.2015
SK22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
IS22.08.2015
Former [2016/24]EE22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
RO22.04.2015
SI22.04.2015
SK22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
IS22.08.2015
Former [2016/10]EE22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
RO22.04.2015
SK22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
IS22.08.2015
Former [2016/09]EE22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
IS22.08.2015
Former [2015/50]FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
IS22.08.2015
Former [2015/49]FI22.04.2015
HR22.04.2015
LT22.04.2015
LV22.04.2015
NO22.07.2015
GR23.07.2015
Documents cited:Search[Y]US5281238  (CHIN ALBERT K [US], et al) [Y] 2-4 * column 4, line 48 - column 5, line 2 * * column 5, lines 30-48 * * column 5, lines 59-61 * * column 6, lines 2-10 * * figures 7,9 *;
 [Y]US5908429  (YOON INBAE [US]) [Y] 5* column 9, lines 63-65 *;
 [Y]EP1010397  (AMI GMBH [AT]) [Y] 1-11 * figures 1,5 * * paragraphs [0001] , [0004] , [0017] , [0027] , [0030] , [0031] *;
 [Y]EP1685802  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-11 * figures 1-3 *
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