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EP3119342 - SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING A TOOL POSE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/04]	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A TOOL POSE
	[2020/48]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.03.2022 Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.04.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 29.11.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 23.12.2016
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 16.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. 1020 Kifer Road, Building 108 Sunnyvale, CA 94086-5301 / US
	[2017/04]
Inventor(s)	01 / ITKOWITZ, Brandon D. 834 Maria Lane Apt. 1050 Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
	02 / SWARUP, Nitish 250 W. El Camino Real 6315 Sunnyvale, California 94087 / US
	03 / GRIFFITHS, Paul G. 4503 Carlyle Court Apt. 2304 Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
	04 / LYNCH, Goran 1020 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
	[2017/04]
Representative(s)	MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al Mathys & Squire The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG / GB
	[2021/19]
Former [2017/04]	MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date	15765922.8	17.03.2015
	[2017/04]
	WO2015US21089
Priority number, date	US201461954261P	17.03.2014 Original published format: US 201461954261 P
	US201462024887P	15.07.2014 Original published format: US 201462024887 P
	[2017/04]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015142943
	Date:	24.09.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/38]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3119342
	Date:	25.01.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/04]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3119342
	Date:	12.05.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/19]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	24.09.2015
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.10.2017
Classification	IPC:	A61B34/30, // A61B34/00, A61B34/20	[2017/46]
	CPC:	A61B34/30 (EP,KR,US); A61B34/70 (KR,US); A61B1/00149 (US); A61B34/35 (KR); B25J9/1607 (US); B25J9/1633 (KR,US); (+) A61B2017/00017 (US); A61B2034/2059 (US); A61B2034/301 (US); A61B2034/304 (US); A61B2034/305 (US) (-)
	Former IPC [2017/04]	A61B90/00
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2017/04]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SYSTEM ZUR AUFRECHTERHALTUNG EINER WERKZEUGPOSITION	[2020/48]
	English:	SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING A TOOL POSE	[2020/48]
	French:	SYSTÈME DE MAINTIEN D'UNE POSE D'OUTIL	[2020/48]
	Former [2017/04]	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUFRECHTERHALTUNG EINER WERKZEUGPOSITION
	Former [2017/04]	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A TOOL POSE
	Former [2017/04]	SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE MAINTIEN D'UNE POSE D'OUTIL
Entry into regional phase	14.10.2016	National basic fee paid
	14.10.2016	Search fee paid
	14.10.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.10.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.10.2016	Examination requested [2017/04]
	14.10.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	17.05.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	30.11.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.03.2021	Fee for grant paid
	30.03.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.03.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP21166255.6 / EP3868326
Opposition(s)	15.02.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.03.2021	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	17.03.2015
	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CY	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	MK	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	TR	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	[2024/29]
Former [2024/22]	HU	17.03.2015
	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CY	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	MK	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2024/20]	HU	17.03.2015
	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CY	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2024/18]	HU	17.03.2015
	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/47]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	MC	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	IT	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SI	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/26]	AL	12.05.2021
	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/23]	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/10]	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	EE	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
	IS	22.12.2021
Former [2022/09]	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RO	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SK	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/08]	AT	12.05.2021
	CZ	12.05.2021
	DK	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/07]	AT	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	SM	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2022/04]	AT	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	NL	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	PL	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	12.05.2021
	ES	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	RS	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	IS	12.09.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
	PT	13.09.2021
Former [2021/49]	AT	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	HR	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	LV	12.05.2021
	SE	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
	NO	12.08.2021
	GR	13.08.2021
Former [2021/47]	AT	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
	BG	12.08.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	12.05.2021
	FI	12.05.2021
	LT	12.05.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US5465037 (HUISSOON JAN P [CA], et al);
		[I]EP1234641 (YASKAWA DENKI SEISAKUSHO KK [JP]);
		[A]EP1642690 (FANUC LTD [JP]);
		[I]US2011276059 (NOWLIN WILLIAM C [US], et al)
	International search	[A]WO2006124390 (INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC [US]);
		[A]US7819859 (PRISCO GIUSEPPE [US], et al);
		[A]US2013325029 (HOURTASH ARJANG M [US], et al);
		[A]US2014039681 (BOWLING DAVID GENE [US], et al);
		[A]US2014052154 (GRIFFITHS PAUL [US], et al)
	Examination	DE102008041602

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