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EP3659526 - MECHANICAL SUTURING DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED CLOSURE OF THE LINEA ALBA OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL POST MIDLINE LAPAROTOMY INCISION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.08.2023
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip17.05.2024Change - inventorpublished on 19.06.2024 [2024/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hospital Das Clinicas Da Faculdade De Medicina Da Universidade De São Paulo-HCFMUSP
Rua Dr. Ovidio Pires de Campos 225
Prédio da Administração - 5° Andar
Cerqueira César
05403-010 São Paulo / BR
[2020/23]
Inventor(s)01 / ABDALLA, Ricardo
Rua Barata Ribeiro 237
Apto 111
01308-000 São Paulo / BR
02 / OZAWA, Helio
Rua Ouvidor Peleja 164
04128-000 São Paulo / BR
03 / MARINANGELO, Alexandra Zapparoli Castro Melo
CEP 05017-020, São Paulo - SP / BR
[2024/25]
Former [2020/23]01 / ABDALLA, Ricardo
Rua Barata Ribeiro 237
Apto 111
01308-000 São Paulo / BR
02 / OZAWA, Helio
Rua Ouvidor Peleja 164
04128-000 São Paulo / BR
Representative(s)Carvalho Franco, Isabel
J.E. Dias Costa Lda.
Rua do Salitre 195
1269-063 Lisboa / PT
[N/P]
Former [2020/23]Weickmann & Weickmann PartmbB
Postfach 860 820
81635 München / DE
Application number, filing date17919183.811.08.2017
[2020/23]
WO2017BR50228
Priority number, dateBR2017101619228.07.2017         Original published format: BR102017016192
[2020/23]
Filing languagePT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019018907
Date:31.01.2019
Language:PT
[2019/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3659526
Date:03.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:BR31.01.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/04
[2020/23]
CPC:
A61B17/0469 (EP); A61B17/04 (BR); A61B17/0487 (US);
A61B17/0482 (EP,US); A61B17/0483 (US); A61B17/068 (BR);
A61B17/32 (US); A61B2017/00314 (EP); A61B2017/00327 (EP);
A61B2017/0488 (BR,US); A61B2017/081 (EP); A61B2017/320044 (EP,US);
A61B90/361 (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 [2020/23]
TitleGerman:MECHANISCHE NÄHVORRICHTUNG FÜR AUTOMATISIERTEN VERSCHLUSS DER LINEA ALBA EINER LAPAROTOMIE HINTER DER BAUCHWAND-MITTELLINIE[2020/23]
English:MECHANICAL SUTURING DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED CLOSURE OF THE LINEA ALBA OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL POST MIDLINE LAPAROTOMY INCISION[2020/23]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SUTURE MÉCANIQUE POUR FERMETURE AUTOMATISÉE DE LA LINEA ALBA DE LA PAROI ABDOMINALE APRÈS INCISION PAR LAPAROTOMIE MÉDIANE[2020/23]
Entry into regional phase28.01.2020Translation filed 
28.01.2020National basic fee paid 
28.01.2020Search fee paid 
28.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
28.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/23]
16.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
31.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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