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EP2991563 - A SURGICAL CLAMP APPARATUS AND A SURGICAL CLAMP FOR USE IN KEYHOLE SURGERY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  08.04.2022
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.04.2022Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 11.05.2022  [2022/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cook Medical Technologies LLC
750 North Daniels Way
Bloomington, IN 47404 / US
[2016/10]
Inventor(s)01 / BURLEIGH, Tiffany
30/31 Nyanza Street
Logan Central, Queensland 4114 / AU
02 / JUNGER, Michael, C.
67 Mcconnell Cresent
Brookfield, Queensland 4059 / AU
03 / STEVENSON, Andrew, Robert Leslie
33 Constance Court
Newport, Queensland 4021 / AU
04 / LEE-SEE, Anton
35 Durimbil Street
Camp Hill, Queensland 4152 / AU
05 / MACNAUGHTAN, James
231 Jesmond Road
Fig Tree Pocket, Queensland 4069 / AU
06 / SMYTH, Cambell
11 Ewart Street
Highgate Hill, Queensland 4140 / AU
07 / TOWNSEND, Chris
80 Swan Street
Gordon Park, Queensland 4031 / AU
 [2016/10]
Representative(s)Mathys & Squire
The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/10]Garratt, Peter Douglas, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date14729533.130.04.2014
[2016/10]
WO2014US36164
Priority number, dateAU2013020573030.04.2013         Original published format: AU 2013205730
US20141418939025.02.2014         Original published format: US201414189390
[2016/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014179460
Date:06.11.2014
Language:EN
[2014/45]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2991563
Date:09.03.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.11.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.12.2014
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/12
[2016/10]
CPC:
A61B17/12013 (EP,US); A61B2017/00477 (EP,US); A61B2017/00862 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00867 (EP,US); A61B2017/00964 (EP,US); A61B2090/038 (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 [2016/10]
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHE KLAMMERVORRICHTUNG UND CHIRURGISCHE KLEMME ZUR VERWENDUNG IN DER SCHLÜSSELLOCHCHIRURGIE[2016/10]
English:A SURGICAL CLAMP APPARATUS AND A SURGICAL CLAMP FOR USE IN KEYHOLE SURGERY[2016/10]
French:APPAREIL DE LIGATURE CHIRURGICALE ET LIGATURE CHIRURGICALE DESTINÉE À ÊTRE UTILISÉE LORS D'UNE CHIRURGIE ENDOSCOPIQUE[2021/29]
Former [2016/10]APPAREIL DE PINCE CHIRURGICALE ET PINCE CHIRURGICALE DESTINÉE À ÊTRE UTILISÉE LORS D'UNE CHIRURGIE PAR LE TROU DE SERRURE
Entry into regional phase09.11.2015National basic fee paid 
09.11.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
09.11.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.11.2015Examination requested  [2016/10]
13.06.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.12.2021Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/19]
07.01.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2022/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
09.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
08.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
09.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0117981  (ANTEBI ELIAHU PROF) [A] 1 * figures 1,3,4 *;
 [X]US5383882  (BUESS GERHARD [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,9,11-21 * column 6 - column 9; figures 1,2,4,8 *;
 [A]DE29823317U  (WURSTER HELMUT DIPL ING [DE]) [A] 6* figure 1 *;
 [A]US6042563  (MOREJOHN DWIGHT P [US], et al) [A] 1 * column 10 - column 11; figures 15-20 *;
 [A]US2002151955  (TRAN KHANH [US], et al) [A] 6 * figures 9,16 *;
 [A]US2010234862  (PATEL MANOJ [US], et al) [A] 1-3,15 * paragraphs [0006] , [0007] , [0019] , [0021] , [0022] , [0025] , [0042] , [0044]; figures 1,4,7 *;
 [A]US2011152900  (REGADAS FRANCISCO SERGIO PINHEIRO [BR]) [A] 1,6 * paragraphs [0077] , [0080] , [0081] , [0109] , [0115]; figures 11A-13A,15,21-23,26 *
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