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EP3490448 - AUTOMATIC THRESHOLDS FOR ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA DETECTION IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.05.2024
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.02.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  11.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic, Inc.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 / US
[2019/23]
Inventor(s)01 / CAO, Jian
710 Medtronic Parkway NE.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 / US
02 / BROWN, Mark L.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 / US
03 / HIGGINS, Elise J.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 / US
04 / DEGROOT, Paul J.
710 Medtronic Parkway NE.
Minneapolis Minnesota 55432 / US
 [2019/23]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2019/23]
Application number, filing date17746350.225.07.2017
[2019/23]
WO2017US43627
Priority number, dateUS201662367177P27.07.2016         Original published format: US 201662367177 P
US20171558881008.05.2017         Original published format: US201715588810
[2019/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018022558
Date:01.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3490448
Date:05.06.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.02.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/283, A61B5/316, A61B5/366, G16H40/63, G16H50/30, A61B5/024, G16H40/67, A61B5/363, A61B5/352, A61B5/0245, A61B5/00
[2024/25]
CPC:
A61B5/7264 (EP,US); A61B5/363 (EP,US); A61B5/0006 (EP,US);
A61B5/002 (EP,US); A61B5/02405 (EP,US); A61B5/316 (EP,US);
A61B5/333 (US); A61B5/339 (US); A61B5/352 (EP,US);
A61B5/366 (EP,US); A61B5/4836 (EP,US); A61B5/686 (US);
A61B5/7275 (EP,US); A61B5/746 (EP,US); A61N1/3624 (US);
A61N1/36507 (US); A61N1/3925 (US); A61N1/3956 (US);
A61N1/3987 (US); G16H40/63 (EP,US); G16H40/67 (EP,US);
G16H50/30 (EP,US); A61B2505/07 (EP,US); A61B5/0245 (EP,US);
A61B5/283 (EP,US); A61B5/6869 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/23]A61B5/0456, A61B5/0472, A61B5/0464, A61B5/00, A61B5/04, A61B5/024, A61B5/0245, A61B5/042
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 [2019/23]
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHE SCHWELLEN FÜR DIE ATRIALE TACHYARRHYTHMIE-ERKENNUNG IN EINER IMPLANTIERBAREN MEDIZINISCHEN VORRICHTUNG[2019/23]
English:AUTOMATIC THRESHOLDS FOR ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA DETECTION IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE[2019/23]
French:SEUILS AUTOMATIQUES POUR LA DÉTECTION DE TACHYARYTHMIE AURICULAIRE DANS UN DISPOSITIF MÉDICAL IMPLANTABLE[2019/23]
Entry into regional phase05.02.2019National basic fee paid 
05.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
05.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/23]
05.02.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.05.2024Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.05.2024
15.05.2024Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
24.05.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
22.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
20.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
21.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
20.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
23.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[XI]WO9743002  (MEDTRONIC INC [US]) [X] 1-8 * page 41, lines 9, 11 * * page 42, line 12 - line 25 * * page 43, lines 22, 23, 26, 27 * * page 44, lines 10, 11, 22, 23 * * figures 11, 12 * [I] 11-14;
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 [A]US7120491  (BAILIN STEVEN [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [XI]US2010317984  (MCCARTHY JASON [US], et al) [X] 1-4,7,9,10,15 * paragraphs [0007] , [0 46] , [0 72] , [0 76] , [0 77] , [0 78] , [0 80] * * table 1 * * figure 5 * [I] 11-14;
 [A]US2011130666  (DONG YANTING [US], et al) [A] 11-14 * paragraphs [0072] , [0 89] *;
 [A]US2011270096  (OSORIO IVAN [US], et al) [A] 1-15* the whole document *
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