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EP About this file: EP3288445

EP3288445 - A SIGNAL COMPENSATION OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  27.12.2019
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip27.12.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 29.01.2020  [2020/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National University of Singapore
21 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119077 / SG
For all designated states
University of French Polynesia
BP 6570
98702 Faa'a Tahiti / FR
For all designated states
Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
31 Third Hospital Avenue
03-03 Bowyer Block C
Singapore 168753 / SG
For all designated states
UCL Business PLC
The Network Building 97 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 4TP / GB
[2018/28]
Former [2018/19]For all designated states
National University of Singapore
21 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119077 / SG
For all designated states
University of French Polynesia
BP 6570
98702 Faa'a Tahiti / FR
For all designated states
Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
31 Third Hospital Avenue
03-03 Bowyer Block C
Singapore 168753 / SG
For all designated states
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
162 City Road
London EC1V 2PD / GB
Former [2018/10]For all designated states
National University of Singapore
21 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119077 / SG
For all designated states
University Of French Polynesia
BP 6570
98702 Faa'a Tahiti / FR
For all designated states
Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd.
31 Third Hospital Avenue
No.03-03 Bowyer Block C
Singapore 168753 / SG
For all designated states
Moorfields Eye Hospital
162 City Road
London EC1V 2PD / GB
Inventor(s)01 / STROUTHIDIS, Nicholas
c/o Moorfields Eye Hospital
162 City Road
London EC1V 2PD / GB
02 / GIRARD, Michael Julien Alexandre
c/o National University of Singapore
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Biomedical
Engineering
21 Lower Kent Ridge Road / Singapore 119077 / SG
03 / MARI, Jean Martial
c/o University of French Polynesia
BP 6570
98702 Faa'a Tahiti / FR
04 / MEHTA, Jodhbir
c/o Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
31 Third Hospital Avenue
03-03 Bowyer Block C
Singapore 168753 / SG
05 / NICOLAS, Foin
c/o National Heart Centre Singapore
5 Hospital Drive
Singapore 169609 / SG
 [2018/10]
Representative(s)Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Am Brauhaus 8
01099 Dresden / DE
[2018/10]
Application number, filing date16786857.929.04.2016
[2018/10]
WO2016SG50202
Priority number, dateUS201562154854P30.04.2015         Original published format: US 201562154854 P
US201562190424P09.07.2015         Original published format: US 201562190424 P
[2018/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016175707
Date:03.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3288445
Date:07.03.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.11.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SG03.11.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/00, G06T5/00, G06T1/00, A61B3/10, G01B9/02
[2019/03]
CPC:
A61B3/102 (EP,US); A61B5/0066 (EP,US); A61B5/0084 (US);
A61B5/02007 (US); A61B5/7264 (US); A61B5/742 (US);
G01B9/02091 (EP,US); A61B2576/00 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/10]A61B5/00, G06T5/00, G06T1/00
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 [2018/10]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR OPTISCHE KOHÄRENZTOMOGRAFIE MIT SIGNALKOMPENSATION[2018/10]
English:A SIGNAL COMPENSATION OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD[2018/10]
French:SYSTÈME DE TOMOGRAPHIE PAR COHÉRENCE OPTIQUE À COMPENSATION DE SIGNAL ET PROCÉDÉ CORRESPONDANT[2018/10]
Entry into regional phase01.11.2017National basic fee paid 
01.11.2017Search fee paid 
01.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
01.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/10]
01.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.07.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2020/05]
10.09.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2020/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
30.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XA]  - JEAN MARTIAL MARI ET AL, "Enhancement of Lamina Cribrosa Visibility in Optical Coherence Tomography Images Using Adaptive Compensation", INVESTIGATIVE OPTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, US, (20130327), vol. 54, no. 3, doi:10.1167/iovs.12-11327, ISSN 1552-5783, page 2238, XP055400960 [X] 1-5,7-12,14,15 * page 2239, column l, paragraph 4 - page 2240, column r * * page 2242 * [A] 6,13

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.12-11327
 [X]  - LIU XUEQING ET AL, "Inter-frame information based choroid segmentation in enhanced optical coherence tomography images", 2014 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND INFORMATICS, IEEE, (20141014), doi:10.1109/BMEI.2014.7002772, pages 211 - 216, XP032716059 [X] 1-5,7-12,14,15 * Section II.B: "Noise-estimation assisted compensating" on pages 213 to 214 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BMEI.2014.7002772
 [XP]  - MICHAËL J. A. GIRARD ET AL, "Enhancement of Corneal Visibility in Optical Coherence Tomography Images Using Corneal Adaptive Compensation", TRANSLATIONAL VISION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, (20150528), vol. 4(3), no. 3, doi:10.1167/tvst.4.3.3, ISSN 2164-2591, pages 1 - 11, XP055528652 [XP] 1-15 * Section "Methods" on pages 3 to 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.4.3.3
International search[X]US2009221920  (BOPPART STEPHEN A [US], et al) [X] 1-6, 10-13, 15-23, 27-34 * the whole document in particular FIG. 2A, 2B, 5C, para. [0092], [0111], [0118], [0219] *;
 [X]US2014160487  (HUANG YONG [US], et al) [X] 1-6, 10-13, 15-23, 27-34 * the whole document in particular para. [0005]-[0006], [0010], [0027]-[0036], [0046], FIG. 1-2, 4A-4D *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.12-11327
 [X]  - LIU G. et al., "Real-time bulk-motion-correction free Doppler variance optical coherence tomography for choroidal capillary vasculature imaging", Optics Express, vol. 19, no. 4, (20110210), pages 3657 - 3666, (20160620), XP055321129 [X] 1-6, 10-13, 15-23, 27-34 * the whole document in particular sections 1-7 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.003657
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2013.03.007
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2009.08.030
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.10-6925
 [X]  - DU Y. et al., "Speckle reduction in optical coherence tomography images based on wave atoms", Journal of Biomedical Optics, vol. 19, no. 5, (20140513), pages 056009 - 1 - 056009-7, (20160620), XP055326191 [X] 1-6, 10-13, 15-23, 27-34 * the whole document in particular sections 1-3.1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.19.5.056009
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