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EP About this file: EP3291878

EP3291878 - APPARATUS FOR MULTIMODAL ELECTRICAL MODULATION OF PAIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/11]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIMODAL ELECTRICAL MODULATION OF PAIN
[2024/10]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.02.2024
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip20.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic SG, LLC
710 Medtronic Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604 / US
[2021/47]
Former [2018/11]For all designated states
Vallejo, Ricardo
33 Derby Way
Bloomington, Illinois 61704 / US
For all designated states
Cedeno, David Leonardo
33 Derby Way
Bloomington, Illinois 61704 / US
For all designated states
Benyamin, Rasmin M.
33 Derby Way
Bloomington, Illinois 61704 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VALLEJO, Ricardo
33 Derby Way
Bloomington, IL 61704 / US
02 / CEDENO, David Leonardo
33 Derby Way
Bloomington, Il 61704 / US
03 / BENYAMIN, Rasmin M.
33 Derby Way
Bloomington, IL 61704 / US
 [2024/13]
Former [2021/47]01 / VALLEJO Ricardo
33 Derby Way
Bloomington, IL 61704 / US
02 / CEDENO David, Leonardo
33 Derby Way
Bloomington, Il 61704 / US
03 / BENYAMIN Rasmin, M
33 Derby Way
Bloomington, IL 61704 / US
Former [2018/11]01 / see applicant
...
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/11]V.O.
P.O. Box 87930
Carnegieplein 5
2508 DH Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date16769480.121.03.2016
[2018/11]
WO2016US23365
Priority number, dateUS201562135999P20.03.2015         Original published format: US 201562135999 P
US201562196030P23.07.2015         Original published format: US 201562196030 P
[2018/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016154091
Date:29.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3291878
Date:14.03.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US29.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61N1/36, A61N1/372, A61N1/378
[2018/11]
CPC:
A61N1/36071 (EP,US); A61N1/0551 (EP,US); A61N1/36062 (EP,US);
A61N1/36189 (US); A61N1/36192 (EP,US); A61N1/36196 (EP,US);
A61N2/008 (EP,US); A61N2/002 (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 [2018/11]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR MULTIMODALEN ELEKTRISCHEN MODULATION VON SCHMERZEN[2024/10]
English:APPARATUS FOR MULTIMODAL ELECTRICAL MODULATION OF PAIN[2024/10]
French:APPAREIL DESTINÉ À UNE MODULATION ÉLECTRIQUE MULTIMODALE DE LA DOULEUR[2024/10]
Former [2018/11]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR MULTIMODALEN ELEKTRISCHEN MODULATION VON SCHMERZEN
Former [2018/11]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIMODAL ELECTRICAL MODULATION OF PAIN
Former [2018/11]PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DESTINÉS À UNE MODULATION ÉLECTRIQUE MULTIMODALE DE LA DOULEUR
Entry into regional phase19.10.2017National basic fee paid 
19.10.2017Search fee paid 
08.01.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
19.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDeletion: Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/11]
19.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/11]
19.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.01.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time  [2018/11]
14.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of designation fees
TR, SM, SK, SI, SE, RS, RO, PT, PL, NO, NL, MT, MK, MC, LV, LU, LT, IT, IS, IE, HU, HR, GR, GB, FR, FI, ES, EE, DK, DE, CZ, CY, CH, BG, BE, AT, AL
08.01.2018Request for further processing filed
08.01.2018Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
09.02.2018Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
21.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
20.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US5224477  (ITOH HIROYASU [JP]) [X] 1 * abstract * * column 2, line 51 - line 64 * * column 3, line 7 - line 35 * * column 4, line 11 - line 22 * [A] 2-16;
 [A]WO9519804  (MEDTRONIC INC [US], et al) [A] 1-16 * abstract ** page 3, line 11 - line 34 *;
 [A]WO2009139968  (BOSTON SCIENT NEUROMODULATION [US], et al) [A] 1-16 * abstract * * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0042] *;
 [X]US2013035745  (AHMED ZAGHLOUL [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * abstract * * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0082] * * paragraphs [0162] , [ 173] , [ 232] * * paragraph [0192] - paragraph [0211] * * paragraph [0307] - paragraph [0313] *;
 [XA]US2014277265  (KHALIL SAIF [US], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * * paragraphs [0007] - [0011] * * paragraphs [0031] , [0 89] * [A] 2-16
International search[XY]US5224477  (ITOH HIROYASU [JP]) [X] 1, 23, 24 * ; figures 1, 4a-b; column 2, lines 51-61; column 3, lines 26-27; column 4, lines 12-17, 56-58; column 5, lines 42-44 * [Y] 25-29;
 [XY]US2013035745  (AHMED ZAGHLOUL [US], et al) [X] 1-2, 4/1-2, 5-7, 8/6-7, 10-11 * ; abstract; figures 10-11; paragraphs [0036], [0107], [0158], [0173]-[0174], [0177], [0185], [0194]-[0195], [0232] * [Y] 3, 4/3, 15, 18, 27-29, 56;
 [XY]US2014277265  (KHALIL SAIF [US], et al) [X] 1, 12-14, 19 * ; figures 1-2; paragraphs [0007]-[0009], [0031]-[0033], [0040]-[0042], [0045]-[0046], [0057]-[0058], [0089]; claims 1, 14 * [Y] 3, 4/3, 15-18, 56;
 [Y]US2014330345  (JOHN MICHAEL SASHA [US]) [Y] 16-17, 25-26* ; paragraph [0055] *
by applicantUS5224477
 US2013034745
 US2014277265
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