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EP2967523 - TISSUE AND VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip02.02.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 06.03.2024  [2024/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JC Medical, Inc.
1580 Gilbreth Rd
Burlingame, CA 94010 / US
[2020/43]
Former [2019/21]For all designated states
Suzhou Jiecheng Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Building 4-1
2358 ChangAn Street
WuJiang
Jiangsu 215200 / CN
Former [2016/03]For all designated states
Cardiovantage Medical, Inc.
951 Mariners Island Blvd.
Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94404 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Ji
9160 Mona Avenue
Burnaby, BC V3N 5A7 / CA
02 / WALSH, Brandon, G.
1392 W. 2176 S
Syracuse, UT 84075 / US
 [2016/03]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/03]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date14773216.812.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US25003
Priority number, dateUS201361785970P14.03.2013         Original published format: US 201361785970 P
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014159754
Date:02.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/40]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2967523
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.10.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.12.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/00, A61B17/03, A61M5/00, A61B17/04, A61B17/06, // A61B17/064, A61B17/30, A61B17/34
[2016/48]
CPC:
A61B17/0057 (EP,US); A61B17/0401 (EP,US); A61B17/06066 (US);
A61B2017/00557 (EP,US); A61B2017/00579 (EP,US); A61B2017/00597 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00623 (EP,US); A61B2017/0065 (US); A61B2017/00654 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00659 (EP,US); A61B2017/00668 (EP,US); A61B2017/00884 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00951 (EP,US); A61B2017/00986 (EP,US); A61B2017/0409 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0464 (EP,US); A61B2017/047 (EP,US); A61B2017/0472 (EP,US);
A61B2017/06076 (US); A61B2017/061 (US); A61B2017/0649 (EP,US);
A61B2017/308 (EP,US); A61B2017/3484 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/03]A61B17/00, A61B17/03, A61M5/00
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 [2016/03]
TitleGerman:GEWEBE- UND GEFÄSSVERSCHLUSSVORRICHTUNGEN SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG DAVON[2016/03]
English:TISSUE AND VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF[2016/03]
French:DISPOSITIFS D'OBTURATIONS TISSULAIRE ET VASCULAIRE ET PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION ASSOCIÉS[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase14.10.2015National basic fee paid 
14.10.2015Search fee paid 
14.10.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
14.10.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.10.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
29.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.10.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 06.10.2023
06.10.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
17.10.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/10]
27.10.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/10]
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  28.08.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
12.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
15.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
27.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO2004105621  (TYCO HEALTHCARE [US], et al) [Y] 4 * figures 7, 11 *;
 [Y]WO2007059243  (AOI MEDICAL INC [US], et al) [Y] 1,3 * figure 5 * * paragraph [0017] *;
 [A]US2008249562  (CAHILL RYAN [US]) [A] 1-5* the whole document *;
 [Y]WO2010085449  (COOK INC [US], et al) [Y] 2 * paragraphs [0065] , [0066] *;
 [XY]US2012010634  (CRABB RACHAEL A [US], et al) [X] 5 * figures 9-14, 26A, 26B * * paragraphs [0066] , [0 70] - [0072] - [0 83] , [ 104] , [ 109] * [Y] 1-4;
 [A]US2012296372  (ZIOBRO JOHN M [US]) [A] 1-5 * the whole document *
International search[X]US2011106148  (GINN RICHARD S [US], et al);
 [Y]WO2010085449  (COOK INC [US], et al);
 [Y]US7351250  (ZAMIEROWSKI DAVID S [US])
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