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EP3506866 - WOUND CLOSURE DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.06.2023 Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 24.06.2022
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 06.02.2022
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 08.04.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 07.06.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 10.03.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 22.09.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	31.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 03.07.2024 [2024/27]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Smith & Nephew, Inc. 1450 Brooks Road Memphis, TN 38116 / US
	For all designated states University of Massachusetts One Beacon Street 31st Floor Boston, MA 02108 / US
	[2022/29]
Former [2022/09]	For all designated states Smith & Nephew, Inc. 1450 Brooks Road Memphis, TN 38016 / US
	For all designated states University of Massachusetts One Beacon Street 31st Floor Boston, MA 02108 / US
Former [2019/28]	For all designated states Smith&Nephew, Inc. 1450 Brooks Road Memphis, TN 38016 / US
	For all designated states University of Massachusetts One Beacon Street 31st Floor Boston, MA 02108 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / COLLINSON, Sarah Jenny c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	02 / DUNN, Raymond M. 10 Spring Street Shrewsbury MA 01545 / US
	03 / HAMMOND, Victoria Jody c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	04 / HARTWELL, Edward Yerbury c/o Smith & Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	05 / PHILLIPS, Marcus Damian c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	06 / RICHARDSON, Mark c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	07 / SAXBY, Carl Dean c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	08 / STERN, Tim 53 Sharp Lane Almondbury Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD4 6SS / GB
	09 / SUGRUE, Michael c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	10 / WILKINSON, Benjamin 6 Five Trees Close Sheffield South Yorkshire S17 3LY / GB
	[2022/30]
Former [2019/28]	01 / COLLINSON, Sarah, Jenny c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	02 / DUNN, Raymond, M. 10 Spring Street Shrewsbury MA 01545 / US
	03 / HAMMOND, Victoria, Jody c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	04 / HARTWELL, Edward Yerbury c/o Smith & Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	05 / PHILLIPS, Marcus, Damian c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	06 / RICHARDSON, Mark c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	07 / SAXBY, Carl, Dean c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	08 / STERN, Tim 53 Sharp Lane Almondbury Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD4 6SS / GB
	09 / SUGRUE, Michael c/o Smith&Nephew PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	10 / WILKINSON, Benjamin 6 Five Trees Close Sheffield South Yorkshire S17 3LY / GB
Representative(s)	Smith & Nephew Group Legal Department PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road Hull HU3 2BN / GB
	[2022/30]
Former [2019/28]	HGF Limited Saviour House 9 St. Saviourgate York YO1 8NQ / GB
Application number, filing date	17765326.8	29.08.2017
	[2019/28]
	WO2017US49212
Priority number, date	US201662381289P	30.08.2016 Original published format: US 201662381289 P
	US201662393477P	12.09.2016 Original published format: US 201662393477 P
	US201662416545P	02.11.2016 Original published format: US 201662416545 P
	US201762524090P	23.06.2017 Original published format: US 201762524090 P
	US201762538602P	28.07.2017 Original published format: US 201762538602 P
	[2019/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018044949
	Date:	08.03.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/10]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3506866
	Date:	10.07.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.03.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/28]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3506866
	Date:	27.07.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/30]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	08.03.2018
Classification	IPC:	A61F13/00, A61M1/00, A61M27/00	[2019/28]
	CPC:	A61F13/05 (EP,US); A61M1/913 (EP,US); A61M1/915 (EP,US); A61M1/916 (EP,US); A61M1/966 (EP,US); A61M27/00 (EP,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 [2019/28]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	WUNDVERSCHLUSSVORRICHTUNGEN	[2019/28]
	English:	WOUND CLOSURE DEVICES	[2019/28]
	French:	DISPOSITIFS DE FERMETURE DE PLAIE	[2019/28]
Entry into regional phase	01.03.2019	National basic fee paid
	01.03.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	01.03.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.03.2019	Examination requested [2019/28]
	01.03.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	15.10.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	15.04.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.08.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.02.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.05.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.02.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.06.2022	Fee for grant paid
	07.06.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	07.06.2022	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP22179746.7 / EP4085884
Opposition(s)	02.05.2023	No opposition filed within time limit [2023/27]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.08.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.08.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.08.2021	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	29.08.2017
	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CY	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	IT	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	MK	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	IE	29.08.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	BE	31.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
	[2024/27]
Former [2024/26]	HU	29.08.2017
	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CY	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	IT	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	IE	29.08.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	BE	31.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2024/21]	HU	29.08.2017
	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CY	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	IE	29.08.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	BE	31.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2024/18]	HU	29.08.2017
	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	IE	29.08.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	BE	31.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/42]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	IE	29.08.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	BE	31.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/37]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SI	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	IE	29.08.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/33]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	IE	29.08.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/29]	AL	27.07.2022
	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/23]	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	EE	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SK	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/22]	AT	27.07.2022
	CZ	27.07.2022
	DK	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	MC	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RO	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/21]	DK	27.07.2022
	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	LU	29.08.2022
	CH	31.08.2022
	LI	31.08.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/20]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	SM	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/12]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	IS	27.11.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/11]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	PL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/10]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	HR	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	GR	28.10.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/09]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	LV	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
	PT	28.11.2022
Former [2023/08]	ES	27.07.2022
	FI	27.07.2022
	LT	27.07.2022
	NL	27.07.2022
	RS	27.07.2022
	SE	27.07.2022
	NO	27.10.2022
Former [2023/06]	NL	27.07.2022
Cited in	International search	[XD]WO2014014871 (SMITH & NEPHEW INC [US], et al) [XD] 1-55,64-66 * paragraphs [0064] - [0112]; figure -; examples 1-6 *;
		[X]WO2015061352 (SMITH & NEPHEW INC [US], et al) [X] 1-55,64-66 * paragraphs [0070] - [0072]; figure -; claim - ** paragraphs [0172] - [0320]; figure -; claim - *;
		[X]WO2015110409 (SMITH & NEPHEW [GB]) [X] 1-55,64-66 * paragraphs [0130] - [0239]; figure - *
	by applicant	US7753894
		US2011054365
		US2011213287
		US2011282309
		US8235955
		US2012209227
		WO2013175309
		WO2014014871
		WO2014014922
		US2014180225
		WO2014140578
		WO2014165275
		WO2014US61627

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