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EP3241510 - ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.08.2021 Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.09.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.05.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 31.08.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 06.10.2017
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 Covidien LP 15 Hampshire Street Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
	[2017/45]
Inventor(s)	01 / BROWN, Michael J. 2300 South Rock Creek Parkway, 30-201 Superior, CO 80027 / US
	02 / CRAIG, Jason L. 3613 Yellow Pine Place Loveland, CO 80538 / US
	[2017/45]
Representative(s)	Maschio, Antonio Maschio & Soames IP Limited 30 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
	[2017/45]
Application number, filing date	17169447.4	04.05.2017
	[2017/45]
Priority number, date	US201662332028P	05.05.2016 Original published format: US 201662332028 P
	US201715496241	25.04.2017 Original published format: US201715496241
	[2017/45]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3241510
	Date:	08.11.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3241510
	Date:	21.10.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/43]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	13.09.2017
Classification	IPC:	A61B17/32, A61B17/28, B25B23/142, // A61B17/00, A61B90/00	[2017/45]
	CPC:	A61B17/320092 (EP,US); A61B17/320068 (EP,US); A61B2017/0046 (EP,US); A61B2017/00477 (EP,US); A61B2017/00734 (EP,US); A61B2017/320052 (US); (+) A61B2017/320074 (EP,US); A61B2017/320094 (EP,US); A61B2090/031 (EP,US); A61B2560/0431 (US) (-)
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 [2018/24]
Former [2017/45]	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
Title	German:	CHIRURGISCHES ULTRASCHALLINSTRUMENT	[2017/45]
	English:	ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT	[2017/45]
	French:	INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL ULTRASONORE	[2017/45]
Examination procedure	04.05.2017	Examination requested [2017/45]
	04.05.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	04.05.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.09.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.01.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.05.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.09.2020	Fee for grant paid
	10.09.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	10.09.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	22.07.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/39]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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