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EP3313301 - ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICES AND SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.09.2024
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.10.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.03.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.04.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  23.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip09.09.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
One Scimed Place
Maple Grove, MN 55311-1566 / US
[2018/18]
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, Paul
45 Lakeside Drive
Smithfield, RI 02917 / US
02 / TONG, Ray
31 Twilight Drive
Foxboro, MA 02035 / US
 [2018/18]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2018/18]
Application number, filing date16795182.124.10.2016
[2018/18]
WO2016US58412
Priority number, dateUS201562245532P23.10.2015         Original published format: US 201562245532 P
[2018/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017070650
Date:27.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3313301
Date:02.05.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.04.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/32, A61B17/22
[2018/18]
CPC:
A61B17/320068 (EP,US); A61B17/2202 (EP,US); A61N7/00 (US);
A61B1/00137 (EP,US); A61B17/320092 (EP,US); A61B2017/00199 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00287 (EP,US); A61B2017/00296 (EP,US); A61B2017/0034 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00402 (US); A61B2017/00415 (EP,US); A61B2017/22021 (EP,US);
A61B2017/2927 (EP,US); A61B2017/320088 (EP,US); A61B2018/00607 (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 [2018/18]
TitleGerman:ULTRASCHALLBEHANDLUNGSGERÄTE UND -SYSTEME[2024/38]
English:ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICES AND SYSTEMS[2018/18]
French:DISPOSITIFS ET SYSTÈMES DE TRAITEMENT PAR ULTRASONS[2018/18]
Former [2018/18]ULTRASCHALLBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNGEN UND SYSTEME
Entry into regional phase25.01.2018National basic fee paid 
25.01.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
25.01.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.01.2018Examination requested  [2018/18]
25.01.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.09.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
21.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
21.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US5349940  (TAKAHASHI ICHIRO [JP], et al);
 [X]EP1510178  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]);
 [A]US2005272976  (TANAKA SHINSUKE [JP], et al);
 [XYI]US2007038157  (YAMADA NORIHIRO [JP], et al);
 [XI]US2009216157  (YAMADA NORIHIRO [JP]);
 [A]US2013144186  (FURLONG COSME [US]);
 [A]US2014005701  (OLSON WILLIAM A [US], et al);
 [A]US2014005702  (TIMM RICHARD W [US], et al)
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