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EP3658081 - IMPLANT FOR EXPANDING THE DIAMETER OF THE PROSTATIC URETHRA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/23]SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR EXPANDING THE DIAMETER OF THE PROSTATIC URETHRA
[2023/40]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.01.2024
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.09.2023
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   Tooltip19.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG, FI, GR, HR, NL, RS
published on 21.08.2024 [2024/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zenflow, Inc.
395 Oyster Point Boulevard
Suite 501
San Francisco, California 94080 / US
[2020/23]
Inventor(s)01 / BLY, Austin Michael
31 Via Buen Corazon
San Clemente California 92673 / US
02 / CHAMBERS, Matthew
395 Oyster Point Boulevard
Suite 501
San Francisco California 94080 / US
03 / DAMIANO, Nicholas Ralph
177 Day Street
San Francisco California 94131 / US
04 / JABBA, Ronald J.
144 Oakdale Street
Redwood City California 94062 / US
05 / MEHTA, Shreya
628 Capp Street
San Francisco California 94110 / US
06 / SICOTTE, Marcel Song
1001 Pine Street
802
San Francisco California 94109 / US
07 / WEISS, Aaron M.
3873 Rhoda Avenue
Oakland California 94602 / US
 [2024/08]
Former [2020/23]01 / BLY, Austin Michael
31 Via Buen Corazon
San Clemente California 92673 / US
02 / CHAMBERS, Matthew
395 Oyster Point Boulevard Suite 501
San Francisco California 94080 / US
03 / DAMIANO, Nicholas Ralph
177 Day Street
San Francisco California 94131 / US
04 / JABBA, Ronald J.
144 Oakdale Street
Redwood City California 94062 / US
05 / MEHTA, Shreya
628 Capp Street
San Francisco California 94110 / US
06 / SICOTTE, Marcel Song
1001 Pine Street
802
San Francisco California 94109 / US
07 / WEISS, Aaron M.
3873 Rhoda Avenue
Oakland California 94602 / US
Representative(s)Booth, Catherine Louise
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2024/08]
Former [2020/23]Booth, Catherine Louise
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date18839359.927.07.2018
[2020/23]
WO2018US44180
Priority number, dateUS201762537963P28.07.2017         Original published format: US 201762537963 P
[2020/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019023633
Date:31.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3658081
Date:03.06.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.01.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3658081
Date:21.02.2024
Language:EN
[2024/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU31.01.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61F2/88, // A61F2/04
[2021/16]
CPC:
A61F2/885 (EP); A61F2/04 (US); A61F2/848 (US);
A61F2/9525 (US); A61F2002/047 (EP,US); A61F2002/8486 (US);
A61F2002/9534 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/23]A61F2/82
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]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:IMPLANTAT ZUR ERWEITERUNG DES DURCHMESSERS DER PROSTATISCHEN HARNRÖHRE[2023/40]
English:IMPLANT FOR EXPANDING THE DIAMETER OF THE PROSTATIC URETHRA[2023/40]
French:IMPLANT POUR AUGMENTER LE DIAMÈTRE DE L'URÈTRE PROSTATIQUE[2023/40]
Former [2020/23]SYSTEME, VORRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERWEITERUNG DES DURCHMESSERS DER PROSTATISCHEN HARNRÖHRE
Former [2020/23]SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR EXPANDING THE DIAMETER OF THE PROSTATIC URETHRA
Former [2020/23]SYSTÈMES, DISPOSITIFS ET PROCÉDÉS POUR AUGMENTER LE DIAMÈTRE DE L'URÈTRE PROSTATIQUE
Entry into regional phase10.02.2020National basic fee paid 
10.02.2020Search fee paid 
10.02.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
10.02.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/23]
12.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.01.2024Fee for grant paid
16.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
28.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
28.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG21.02.2024
FI21.02.2024
HR21.02.2024
LT21.02.2024
NL21.02.2024
NO21.05.2024
RS21.05.2024
GR22.05.2024
IS21.06.2024
[2024/34]
Former [2024/33]LT21.02.2024
NO21.05.2024
IS21.06.2024
Former [2024/32]IS21.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[X]US5540713  (SCHNEPP-PESCH WOLFRAM [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,5,6,8,9,13 * column 3, line 43 - line 45; figures 6,7; claim 3 * * column 5, line 14 - line 47 * * column 5, line 48 - line 54 *;
 [XI]WO2005016185  (STRECKER ERNST P [DE]) [X] 1-5,7-9,13 * page 18, line 6 - line 32; figures 1-10 * * page 22, line 7 - line 12 * [I] 10-12;
 [X]US2008183268  (BATES BRIAN L [US], et al) [X] 1-4,7-9,13 * paragraphs [0051] , [0056] , [0154] , [0155]; figures 17-19 *;
 [X]US2015257908  (CHAO TIFFANY E [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5,6,13 * paragraphs [0017] , [0077] , [0079] , [0080] , [0081]; figures 11-13 *;
 [XP]WO2018107123  (ZENFLOW INC [US]) [XP] 1-13* paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0027] *
International search[A]US5514178  (TORCHIO GERARD [FR]) [A] 1-86;
 [A]US7112226  (GELLMAN BARRY [US])[A] 1-86;
 [XYA]US2009177288  (WALLSTEN HANS I [CH]) [X] 1, 2, 5, 10-12, 36, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52 * , fig. 15e, 3, 7, 6, paragraphs [0076], [0013], [0123], [0079] * [Y] 6, 13, 24, 25, 26, 56, 66, 70, 73 [A] 3, 4, 7-9, 14-23, 27- 35, 37-42, 46-50, 53- 55, 57-65, 67-69, 71, 72, 74-86;
 [Y]US2011077676  (SIVAN TOVY [IL], et al) [Y] 6, 13, 24, 25, 26, 56, 66, 70, 73 * , fig. 10, paragraph [0106] *
by applicantUS5540713
 WO2005016185
 US2008183268
 US2015257908
 WO2017184887
 WO2018107123
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