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EP3579769 - LOCALIZATION NEEDLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.03.2023
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
1908 Innerbelt Business Center Drive
St. Louis, MO 63144 / US
[2019/51]
Inventor(s)01 / OHNMACHT, Galen
1208 Penderbrooke Court
Crownsville Maryland 21032 / US
02 / LEE, Christopher
4100 Forest Park Ave
Unit 411
St. Louis Missouri 63110 / US
03 / MEYER, John
15000 Madison Avenue
Urbandale Iowa 50323 / US
 [2019/51]
Representative(s)Forrest, Stuart
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[2019/51]
Application number, filing date18752027.508.02.2018
[2019/51]
WO2018US17456
Priority number, dateUS201762456308P08.02.2017         Original published format: US 201762456308 P
US201762561483P21.09.2017         Original published format: US 201762561483 P
[2019/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018148434
Date:16.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3579769
Date:18.12.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR16.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/34, A61B90/00, A61B8/08, A61B8/12, A61B10/02, A61B34/00, A61B34/20, // A61B1/267, A61M5/158, A61B34/10
[2020/47]
CPC:
A61B8/0841 (EP,US); A61M5/007 (US); A61B10/0283 (EP,US);
A61B34/20 (EP,US); A61B6/481 (US); A61B8/12 (EP,US);
A61B90/39 (EP,US); A61B1/2676 (EP,US); A61B2034/107 (EP);
A61B2034/2051 (EP,US); A61B2090/3908 (EP); A61B2090/3925 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3933 (EP); A61B2090/395 (EP); A61B2090/3954 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3966 (EP,US); A61B2090/397 (EP,US); A61B34/25 (EP);
A61M2005/1588 (EP,US); A61M2205/3317 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/51]A61B17/34
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 [2019/51]
TitleGerman:LOKALISIERUNGSNADEL[2019/51]
English:LOCALIZATION NEEDLE[2019/51]
French:AIGUILLE DE LOCALISATION[2019/51]
Entry into regional phase23.08.2019National basic fee paid 
23.08.2019Search fee paid 
23.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
23.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/51]
31.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.02.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.06.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
07.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]US2005277918  (SHAH KRISHAN [CA], et al) [X] 1,3,4,6,7 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0037]; figures 1-6 * [Y] 5,13 [I] 2,8-12;
 [XI]US2007219460  (GOLDENBERG ALEC S [US]) [X] 1-3,6 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0066]; figures 1-6 * [I] 7-10;
 [XYI]US2012172857  (HARRISON ROBERT [CA], et al) [X] 1-4,6,11,12 * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0065]; figures 1-6G * [Y] 5,13 [I] 7-10;
 [Y]US2013296691  (ASHE WESTLEY [US]) [Y] 5,13 * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0040]; figures 2A, 3A-4C *;
 [XI]WO2016183220  (VERAN MEDICAL TECH INC [US]) [X] 1,4 * paragraph [0072] - paragraph [0079]; figures 10A-11C *[I] 5
International search[Y]US5069665  (NG RAYMOND C [US]) [Y] 16-18* See column 1, line 23-column 3, line 38; claims 1-8; and figures 1-7. *;
 [XY]US2008108971  (KLEIN JEFFREY A [US]) [X] 1-4, 7-15 * See paragraphs [0034]-[0063]; claims 1-15; and figures 1-7. * [Y] 5, 6, 16-18;
 [Y]US2008294148  (GARDNER ALBERT [US]) [Y] 16-18 * See paragraphs [0017]-[0026]; claims 1-17; and figures 2-6. *;
 [Y]US2013296691  (ASHE WESTLEY [US]) [Y] 5, 6, 17, 18 * See paragraphs [0001], [0036]-[0052]; claims 1-20; and figures 1-9. *;
 [XY]US8690832  (RACZ NICHOLAS SANDOR [US]) [X] 1-4, 7-15 * See column 2, line 6-column 10, line 45; claims 1-9; and figures 1-3. * [Y] 5, 6, 16-18
by applicantUS2007213688
 US2011282337
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