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EP3403590 - SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS EMPLOYING A PREDICTIVE STAPLING ALGORITHM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.05.2022
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip21.05.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Covidien LP
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
[2018/47]
Inventor(s)01 / VALENTINE, Kelly
145 Country Club Rd
New Britain, Connecticut 06053 / US
02 / CONTINI, Elizabeth
46 Cottage Street
Trumbull, Connecticut 06611 / US
03 / WINGARDNER, Thomas
50 Mansfield Road
North Haven, Connecticut 06473 / US
 [2018/47]
Representative(s)Maschio & Soames IP Ltd
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/47]Maschio, Antonio
Maschio & Soames IP Limited
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
Application number, filing date18170327.302.05.2018
[2018/47]
Priority number, dateUS20171558569903.05.2017         Original published format: US201715585699
[2018/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3403590
Date:21.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/072
[2018/47]
CPC:
A61B17/07207 (EP,CN); A61B2017/00017 (EP,CN); A61B2017/00022 (EP);
A61B2017/00115 (EP); A61B2017/00398 (EP,CN); A61B2017/07214 (EP);
A61B2017/07271 (CN); A61B2017/07278 (CN); A61B2090/065 (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 [2019/25]
Former [2018/47]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHE KLAMMERVORRICHTUNG MIT PRÄDIKTIVEM ALGORITHMUS[2018/47]
English:SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS EMPLOYING A PREDICTIVE STAPLING ALGORITHM[2018/47]
French:APPAREIL D'AGRAFAGE CHIRURGICAL UTILISANT UN ALGORITHME D'AGRAFAGE PRÉDICTIF[2018/47]
Examination procedure14.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/25]
14.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
21.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP2245994  (POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS LLC [US]) [X] 1-3 * the whole document * [I] 4-6;
 [XD]US7959050  (SMITH KEVIN W [US], et al) [XD] 1-6 * columns 2,3 - columns 15,19; figures 1,2,12,37 *;
 [A]US2012209314  (WEIR DAVID [US], et al) [A] 4* paragraph [0085] *;
 [AD]US2012211542  (RACENET DAVID C [US]) [AD] 1,6 * paragraph [0011]; figure 3 *;
 [A]EP2777521  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC [US]) [A] 6 * paragraph [0259] *;
 [XI]EP2789299  (COVIDIEN LP [US]) [X] 1-3,5,6 * paragraphs [0108] - [0120]; figures 3,17,20,33B,33L,34,37B,37L * [I] 4;
 [XI]EP2898850  (COVIDIEN LP [US]) [X] 1-3,6 * paragraphs [0132] - [0135]; figures 1b,6 * [I] 4,5;
 [X]EP3064151  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC [PR]) [X] 1-6 * paragraphs [0001] , [0136] - [0143]; figures 20,21B,32 *
by applicantUS7342983
 US2009057369
 US7959050
 US7963433
 US2012211542
    - "Other Data", Surgical Stapler Information, (20040721), URL: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/surgicalstapler/other_data.html
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