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EP3102143 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-RIGID DEFORMATION OF TISSUE FOR VIRTUAL NAVIGATION OF INTERVENTIONAL TOOLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.01.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip14.01.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 16.02.2022  [2022/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2016/50]
Inventor(s)01 / CHOPRA, Prashant
870 East El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, California 94087 / US
02 / DUINDAM, Vincent
2005 California St.
Apt. 5
Mountain View, California 94040 / US
03 / ZHAO, Tao
1022 Sumac Dr.
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
04 / XU, Lei
1020 Kifer Rd.
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
 [2016/50]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/50]Price, Nigel John King
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date15745879.503.02.2015
[2016/50]
WO2015US14226
Priority number, dateUS201461935547P04.02.2014         Original published format: US 201461935547 P
[2016/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015119935
Date:13.08.2015
Language:EN
[2015/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3102143
Date:14.12.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.08.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR13.08.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B90/00, G06T19/20, A61B34/30, A61B34/10
[2017/45]
CPC:
A61B34/10 (EP,KR,US); A61B34/20 (US); A61B34/30 (EP,KR,US);
G06T19/20 (EP,US); A61B2034/105 (EP,KR,US); A61B2034/107 (US);
A61B2034/2051 (EP,KR,US); A61B2034/2061 (EP,KR,US); A61B2034/301 (EP,KR,US);
G06T2210/41 (EP,US); G06T2219/2021 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/50]A61B90/00
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 [2016/50]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN FÜR NICHTSTARRE VERFORMUNG VON GEWEBE ZUR VIRTUELLEN NAVIGATION VON INTERVENTIONELLEN INSTRUMENTEN[2016/50]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-RIGID DEFORMATION OF TISSUE FOR VIRTUAL NAVIGATION OF INTERVENTIONAL TOOLS[2016/50]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE DÉFORMATION NON RIGIDE DE TISSUS POUR LA NAVIGATION VIRTUELLE D'OUTILS D'INTERVENTION[2016/50]
Entry into regional phase30.08.2016National basic fee paid 
30.08.2016Search fee paid 
30.08.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
30.08.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.08.2016Examination requested  [2016/50]
30.08.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.09.2021Date of oral proceedings
01.10.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/07]
04.10.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
11.10.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/07]
Divisional application(s)EP21211424.3
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
26.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
25.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2013303893  (DUINDAM VINCENT [US], et al)
International search[A]US2006149134  (SOPER TIMOTHY D [US], et al);
 [A]US2007167738  (TIMINGER HOLGER [DE], et al);
 [A]US2007231779  (SANTHANAM ANAND P [US], et al);
 [A]US2011093243  (TAWHAI MERRYN H [NZ], et al);
 [X]US2013303893  (DUINDAM VINCENT [US], et al)
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