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EP3417798 - CONTROL OF MOTOR VELOCITY OF A SURGICAL STAPLING AND CUTTING INSTRUMENT BASED ON ANGLE OF ARTICULATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.11.2021 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.12.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 03.08.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.12.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 05.07.2019
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 23.11.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ethicon LLC 475 Street C, Suite 401 Los Frailes Industrial Park 00969 Guaynabo / PR
	[2018/52]
Inventor(s)	01 / SHELTON, IV, Frederick E. 4545 Creek Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 / US
	02 / YATES, David C. 4545 Creek Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 / US
	03 / HARRIS, Jason L. 4545 Creek Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 / US
	[2018/52]
Representative(s)	Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
	[2018/52]
Application number, filing date	17209335.3	21.12.2017
	[2018/52]
Priority number, date	US201715628168	20.06.2017 Original published format: US201715628168
	[2018/52]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3417798
	Date:	26.12.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/52]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3417798
	Date:	20.01.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/03]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.09.2018
Classification	IPC:	A61B17/072, // A61B90/00, A61B17/00	[2018/52]
	CPC:	A61B17/07207 (EP,US); A61B17/0686 (US); A61B17/068 (US); A61B17/1114 (US); A61B17/1626 (US); A61B2017/00017 (EP,US); (+) A61B2017/00026 (EP,US); A61B2017/00039 (EP,US); A61B2017/00115 (EP,US); A61B2017/00199 (EP,US); A61B2017/00393 (EP,US); A61B2017/00398 (EP,US); A61B2017/00734 (EP,US); A61B2017/07285 (EP,US); A61B2017/2927 (EP,US); A61B2017/2929 (EP,US); A61B2090/064 (EP,US); A61B2090/065 (EP,US); A61B2090/0811 (EP,US); A61B90/03 (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 [2019/32]
Former [2018/52]	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:	STEUERUNG DER MOTORDREHZAHL EINES CHIRURGISCHEN KLAMMER- UND SCHNEIDINSTRUMENTS AUF BASIS DES KNICKWINKELS	[2018/52]
	English:	CONTROL OF MOTOR VELOCITY OF A SURGICAL STAPLING AND CUTTING INSTRUMENT BASED ON ANGLE OF ARTICULATION	[2018/52]
	French:	COMMANDE DE LA VITESSE DE MOTEUR D'UN INSTRUMENT D'AGRAFAGE ET DE COUPE CHIRURGICAL SUR LA BASE DE L'ANGLE D'ARTICULATION	[2018/52]
Examination procedure	26.06.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	26.06.2019	Examination requested [2019/32]
	26.06.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	16.12.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	31.03.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.08.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.12.2020	Fee for grant paid
	04.12.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	04.12.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP21151923.6 / EP3827759
	EP22186923.3 / EP4137066
Opposition(s)	21.10.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/52]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.12.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	21.12.2017
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
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	MT	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
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	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
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	SM	20.01.2021
	TR	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/29]	HU	21.12.2017
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
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	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SK	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	TR	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	21.12.2017
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	MK	20.01.2021
	NL	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SK	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	21.12.2017
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
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Former [2023/30]	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
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	IS	20.05.2021
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Former [2023/29]	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
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Former [2022/33]	AL	20.01.2021
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	CZ	20.01.2021
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	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	20.01.2021
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	DK	20.01.2021
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Former [2022/13]	AL	20.01.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
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	EE	20.01.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
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	IS	20.05.2021
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Former [2021/48]	AT	20.01.2021
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	PT	20.05.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP2389875 (TYCO HEALTHCARE [US]);
		[XDI]US2014263541 (LEIMBACH RICHARD L [US], et al)
	by applicant	US7845537
		US8210411
		US2014263541
		US2014263551
		US2014263552
		US9072535

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