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EP3609432 - NASAL IMPLANTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/08]	NASAL IMPLANTS, DELIVERY TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE
	[2024/01]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 19.04.2024 Database last updated on 31.05.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 12.12.2023
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 17.01.2020
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 20.10.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	19.04.2024	(Expected) grant	published on 22.05.2024 [2024/21]
	19.04.2024	Change - applicant	published on 22.05.2024 [2024/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Spirox, Inc. 2825 Airview Boulevard Kalamazoo, MI 49002 / US
	[2024/21]
Former [2020/08]	For all designated states Spirox, Inc. 595 Penobscot Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / ROSENTHAL, Michael, H. 595 Penobscot Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
	02 / BARON, Scott, Jeffrey 595 Penobscot Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
	03 / GONZALES, Donald, A. 595 Penobscot Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
	04 / ARORA, Piyush 595 Penobscot Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
	05 / MIRIZZI, Michael, S. 595 Penobscot Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
	06 / RATHI, Pankaj 595 Penobscot Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
	07 / MARQUIS, Christopher 595 Penobscot Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 / US
	[2020/08]
Representative(s)	Röthinger, Rainer Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
	[2024/21]
Former [2020/08]	Röthinger, Rainer Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	18784113.5	13.04.2018
	[2020/08]
	WO2018US27560
Priority number, date	US201762485309P	13.04.2017 Original published format: US 201762485309 P
	[2020/08]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018191659
	Date:	18.10.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/42]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3609432
	Date:	19.02.2020
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.10.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2020/08]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3609432
	Date:	22.05.2024
	Language:	EN
	[2024/21]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	18.10.2018
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.10.2020
Classification	IPC:	A61F2/18	[2024/01]
	CPC:	A61F2/186 (EP,CN,US); A61B17/24 (CN); A61B17/3468 (CN,US); A61F2/0059 (EP,CN); A61F2/18 (US); A61L27/58 (CN,US); (+) A61B2017/246 (CN,US); A61F2210/0004 (CN,US); A61F2220/0016 (CN,US); A61F2250/0014 (EP,CN); A61F2250/0018 (EP,CN); A61F2250/0029 (EP,CN); A61M2210/0618 (US) (-)
	Former IPC [2020/08]	A61F2/04
Designated contracting states	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 [2020/08]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	KH	Not yet paid
	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	NASENIMPLANTATE	[2024/01]
	English:	NASAL IMPLANTS	[2024/01]
	French:	IMPLANTS NASAUX	[2024/01]
	Former [2020/08]	NASENIMPLANTATE, VERABREICHUNGSWERKZEUGE, SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG
	Former [2020/08]	NASAL IMPLANTS, DELIVERY TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE
	Former [2020/08]	IMPLANTS NASAUX, OUTILS DE MISE EN PLACE, SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION
Entry into regional phase	08.10.2019	National basic fee paid
	08.10.2019	Search fee paid
	08.10.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	08.10.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.10.2019	Examination requested [2020/08]
	12.05.2021	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.12.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.04.2024	Fee for grant paid
	11.04.2024	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	11.04.2024	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.04.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.03.2022	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.03.2023	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.03.2024	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US6322590 (SILLERS MICHAEL J [US], et al) [X] 1 * figure -; claim - * [Y] 2-15;
		[XY]DE20307058U (HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK [DE]) [X] 1 * figure -; claim - * [Y] 2-15;
		[XY]DE102006023058 (HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK [DE]) [X] 1 * figure -; claim - * [Y] 2-15;
		[XY]WO2011119084 (HADZIAVDIC SANDA [EC]) [X] 1 * figure -; claim - *[Y] 2-15;
		[XY]US2012078367 (HRISTOV KRASIMIRA [US], et al) [X] 1 * figure -; claim - * [Y] 2-15;
		[XY]US2013317540 (HRISTOV KRASIMIRA [US], et al) [X] 1 * figure -; claim - * [Y] 2-15;
		[XY]WO2015192162 (ASAP BREATHEASSIST PTY LTD [AU]) [X] 1 * figure 1; claims 2-15 * [Y] 2-15;
		[XY]US2016058556 (ROSENTHAL MICHAEL H [US], et al) [X] 1 * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0076]; figures 2a, 3a * [Y] 2-15
	International search	[A]US2011125091 (ABBATE ANTHONY J [US]) [A] 1-3, 10, 19-23, 26-35, 39, 41-43, 50, 59-63, 66-78 * entire document *;
		[A]US2011251634 (GONZALES DONALD A [US], et al) [A] 1-3, 10, 19-23, 26-35, 39, 41-43, 50, 59-63, 66-78 * entire document *;
		[A]US2013317540 (HRISTOV KRASIMIRA [US], et al) [A] 1-3, 10, 19-23, 26-35, 39, 41-43, 50, 59-63, 66-78 * entire document *;
		[XA]US2016058556 (ROSENTHAL MICHAEL H [US], et al) [X] 1-2, 19-23, 28-35, 41-42, 59-63, 68-78 * entire document, especially figs 2A, 3A, 3B, 11A, 11B; para [0012], [0028], [0064], [0068]-[0070], [0075], [0077], [0100], [0102]-[0104], [0139] * [A] 3, 10, 26-27, 39, 43, 50, 66-67;
		[AP]US2017105836 (BARON SCOTT J [US], et al) [AP] 1-3, 10, 19-23, 26-35, 39, 41-43, 50, 59-63, 66-78* entire document *
	by applicant	US6322590
		DE20307058U
		DE102006023058
		WO2011119084
		US2012007867
		US2013317540
		WO2015192162
		US2016058556

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