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EP3520724 - MEDICAL DEVICE AND TREATMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  20.06.2024
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.08.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.07.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 24.07.2024 [2024/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
44-1 Hatagaya 2-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[2019/32]
Inventor(s)01 / OTSUBO, Seiichi
c/o Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
1500 Inokuchi
Nakai-machi
Ashigarakami-gun Kanagawa 259-0151 / JP
 [2019/32]
Representative(s)Casalonga
Casalonga & Partners
Bayerstraße 71/73
80335 München / DE
[2019/32]
Application number, filing date17856336.728.09.2017
[2019/32]
WO2017JP35214
Priority number, dateJP2016019318330.09.2016         Original published format: JP 2016193183
[2019/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018062387
Date:05.04.2018
Language:JA
[2018/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3520724
Date:07.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.04.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/34, A61M25/00, A61B18/12, A61B18/14
[2020/17]
CPC:
A61B18/1487 (EP,US); A61B17/3476 (EP,US); A61B17/34 (EP,US);
A61B17/3417 (EP); A61B17/3421 (EP); A61B17/3462 (US);
A61B18/1492 (EP); A61M25/00 (EP,US); A61B17/00234 (US);
A61B18/1206 (EP); A61B2017/00867 (EP,US); A61B2017/2905 (US);
A61B2017/3433 (EP); A61B2017/3454 (EP); A61B2018/00166 (EP);
A61B2018/00196 (EP); A61B2018/00351 (EP); A61B2018/0038 (EP);
A61B2018/00577 (EP); A61B2018/00827 (US); A61B2018/1253 (EP);
A61B2018/142 (EP); A61B2018/1497 (EP); A61B2018/167 (EP);
A61L29/041 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/32]A61B17/34, A61M25/00
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:MEDIZINISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND BEHANDLUNGSVERFAHREN[2019/32]
English:MEDICAL DEVICE AND TREATMENT METHOD[2019/32]
French:DISPOSITIF MÉDICAL ET MÉTHODE THÉRAPEUTIQUE[2019/32]
Entry into regional phase29.03.2019Translation filed 
29.03.2019National basic fee paid 
29.03.2019Search fee paid 
29.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
29.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/32]
30.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2024Date of oral proceedings
11.03.2024Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
18.03.2024Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/30]
18.03.2024Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
14.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
15.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
11.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
24.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US5221281  (KLICEK MICHAEL S [US]) [X] 1-6 * abstract * * figures 2,3,4,5,6,7 * [I] 7;
 [A]US6302898  (EDWARDS STUART D [US], et al) [A] 7* figure 6 *;
 [X]US6770070  (BALBIERZ DANIEL J [US]) [X] 1-7 * abstract * * figure 9 * * column 9, line 44 - line 45 * * column 14, line 47 - line 53 *;
 [X]EP1146816  (NUVASIVE INC [US]) [X] 1-7 * paragraphs [0002] , [0008] , [0013] * * figures 12,13,14,15,17 *;
 [A]EP2077807  (BIOMEDCRAFT DESIGNS INC [US]) [A] 1 * figure 1 *
International search[A]JPH06142111  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [A] 1-8 * , fig. 8, 12 & US 5423848 A, fig. 58a, 58b & DE 4312147 A1 *;
 [XA]JP2554849B  (VALLEYLAB, INC.) [X] 1-3, 8 * , column 11, line 4 to column 12, line 41, fig. 3-5 & US 5221281 A, column 6, line 66 to column 8, line 37, fig. 3-5 & WO 1994/000060 A1 & JP 7-504594 A * [A] 4-7;
 [A]JP2012050538  (TERUMO CORP) [A] 1-8* , fig. 1-6 (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2000201946
 JP2016193183
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