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EP About this file: EP3706642

EP3706642 - LAPAROSCOPIC STAPLER HAVING BIO-GLUE IN SEPARATE POCKET TO AID IN ANASTOMOSIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.12.2023
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ethicon LLC
475 Street C, Suite 401
Los Frailes Industrial Park
00969 Guaynabo / PR
[2021/17]
Former [2020/38]For all designated states
Ethicon LLC
475 Street C
Suite 401
Los Frailes Industrial Park
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00969 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LU, Xingyan
19F Building A
Xinyan Mansion
No. 65 Guiqing Road
Shanghai 200233 / CN
02 / QIN, Mingyang
Zur Alten Kaserne 51
40489 Düsseldorf / DE
 [2020/38]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[2020/38]
Application number, filing date18876233.002.11.2018
[2020/38]
WO2018CN113756
Priority number, dateWO2017CN11051010.11.2017         Original published format: PCT/CN2017/110510
[2020/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019091342
Date:16.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3706642
Date:16.09.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN16.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/115, A61B17/072, // A61B17/00
[2021/31]
CPC:
A61B17/115 (EP,US); A61B17/00234 (US); A61B17/00491 (EP,US);
A61B2017/07221 (EP); A61B2017/07257 (US); A61B2017/07264 (US);
A61B2017/07278 (EP); A61B2017/07285 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/38]A61B17/068, A61B17/072
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 [2020/38]
TitleGerman:LAPAROSKOPISCHES KLAMMERGERÄT MIT BIO-KLEBSTOFF IN EINER SEPARATEN TASCHE ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG DER ANASTOMOSE[2020/38]
English:LAPAROSCOPIC STAPLER HAVING BIO-GLUE IN SEPARATE POCKET TO AID IN ANASTOMOSIS[2020/38]
French:AGRAFEUSE LAPAROSCOPIQUE AYANT UNE BIO-COLLE DANS UNE POCHE SÉPARÉE POUR AIDER À L'ANASTOMOSE[2020/38]
Entry into regional phase09.06.2020National basic fee paid 
09.06.2020Search fee paid 
09.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
09.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/38]
01.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
21.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
13.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
29.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
04.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US2002165559  (GRANT RICHARD L [US], et al) [X] 1,2,6,7 * paragraphs [0025] - [0040]; figures 1-5 * [A] 4,5;
 [XA]US2008110958  (MCKENNA ROBERT H [US], et al) [X] 1,2,6,7 * paragraphs [0038] - [0068]; figures 1,3,7-17 * [A] 4,5;
 [XA]US2010127039  (HESSLER THOMAS R [US]) [X] 1,2,6,7 * paragraphs [0065] - [0073]; figures 14-18 * [A] 4,5;
 [A]WO2013019697  (ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC [US], et al) [A] 1,2,4-7* the whole document *
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