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EP3518778 - CONTROL HANDLE FOR STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.02.2021
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.07.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.04.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  25.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.10.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[2020/12]
Former [2019/32]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / SAROHA, Princeton
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
02 / HOSSACK, Norman, H.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
03 / STIGALL, Jeremy
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AEEindhoven / NL
04 / MINAS, Maritess
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
 [2019/32]
Representative(s)Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 52
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2019/32]Steffen, Thomas
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date17784216.829.09.2017
[2019/32]
WO2017EP74753
Priority number, dateUS201662402483P30.09.2016         Original published format: US 201662402483 P
US201662434093P14.12.2016         Original published format: US 201662434093 P
[2019/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018060411
Date:05.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3518778
Date:07.08.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.04.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/12, A61B8/00, A61B1/00
[2019/32]
CPC:
A61B8/12 (EP,US); A61B8/42 (EP,US); A61B8/4455 (EP,US);
A61B8/4466 (EP); A61B1/00066 (EP)
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 [2019/32]
TitleGerman:STEUERGRIFF FÜR LENKBARE MEDIZINISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN[2019/32]
English:CONTROL HANDLE FOR STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICES[2019/32]
French:POIGNÉE DE COMMANDE POUR DISPOSITIFS MÉDICAUX ORIENTABLES[2019/32]
Entry into regional phase30.04.2019National basic fee paid 
30.04.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
30.04.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/32]
30.04.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
02.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO2007115307  (VOLCANO CORP [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [A]JP2009056316  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC) [A] 1-20* the whole document *;
 [XI]US2009287188  (GOLDEN JOHN [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0012]; figure -; claim - * * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0057] * [I] 3-20;
 [A]EP2428169  (EVALVE INC [US]) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2015057610  (OSYPKA THOMAS P [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
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