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EP About this file: EP3048982

EP3048982 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING INTRAVASCULAR IMAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  24.02.2017
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.02.2017Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 29.03.2017  [2017/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volcano Corporation
3721 Valley Center Drive
Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
[2016/31]
Inventor(s)01 / NAIR, Anuja
29 Sweetwater Avenue
Bedford, MA 01730 / US
02 / HANCOCK, Andrew
3621 Faberge Way
Sacramento, CA 95826 / US
03 / ZHAO, Shukui
1061 Sandwick Way
Folsom, CA 95630 / US
 [2016/31]
Representative(s)Gravendeel, Cornelis
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[2016/31]
Application number, filing date14848007.226.09.2014
[2016/31]
WO2014US57752
Priority number, dateUS20131403768326.09.2013         Original published format: US201314037683
US20141425749621.04.2014         Original published format: US201414257496
[2016/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015048469
Date:02.04.2015
Language:EN
[2015/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3048982
Date:03.08.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.04.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.04.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/52, G01S15/89, A61B8/00, A61B8/12
[2016/39]
CPC:
A61B8/445 (EP,US); A61B8/12 (EP,US); G01S15/8922 (EP,US);
G01S15/8927 (EP,US); G01S15/8979 (EP,US); G01S7/52063 (EP,US);
G01S7/52074 (EP,US); G01S15/8988 (EP,US); G01S7/52085 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/31]A61B8/12
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 [2016/31]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG INTRAVASKULÄRER BILDER[2016/31]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING INTRAVASCULAR IMAGES[2016/31]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE PRODUCTION D'IMAGES INTRAVASCULAIRES[2016/31]
Entry into regional phase26.04.2016National basic fee paid 
26.04.2016Search fee paid 
26.04.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
26.04.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.03.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.04.2016Examination requested  [2016/31]
22.02.2017Application withdrawn by applicant  [2017/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP1554982  (HITACHI MEDICAL CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,4,5,10,11,13,14 * abstract * * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0024] * * paragraphs [0080] , [0 81] , [0 83] * [I] 3,6-9,12,15-18;
 [XI]US2013046167  (SHAH JIGNESH [US]) [X] 1,10 * abstract * * paragraphs [0009] , [0 18] - [0020] * * paragraph [0028] * [I] 3,6,9,12,17,18;
 [A]EP1543772  (HITACHI MEDICAL CORP [JP]) [A] 7,8,15,16 * abstract * * paragraphs [0038] , [0 39] *;
 [A]  - D.T. YEH ET AL, "3-D ultrasound imaging using a forward-looking CMUT ring array for intravascular/intracardiac applications", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, (20060601), vol. 53, no. 6, doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2006.1642519, ISSN 0885-3010, pages 1202 - 1211, XP055211221 [A] 9,18 * abstract * * section III-B *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2006.1642519
International search[Y]US2013046167  (SHAH JIGNESH [US]);
 [Y]US2012099773  (HALMANN MENACHEM [US], et al);
 [Y]US2011001014  (GRAMLING WILLIAM DWIGHT [US]);
 [Y]US6629929  (JAGO JAMES [US], et al)
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