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EP3725235 - STAPLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY AND MEDICAL STAPLER USING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.03.2023
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Touchstone International Medical Science Co., Ltd.
278 Dongping Street
Suzhou Industrial Park
Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123 / CN
[2020/43]
Inventor(s)01 / YE, Yanping
278 Dongping Street, Suzhou Industrial Park
Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123 / CN
02 / SHU, Tuo
278 Dongping Street, Suzhou Industrial Park
Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123 / CN
 [2020/43]
Representative(s)Lavoix
Bayerstraße 83
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/43]Lavoix
Bayerstrasse 83
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date18889587.416.11.2018
[2020/43]
WO2018CN115821
Priority number, dateCN20171134143514.12.2017         Original published format: CN201711341435
CN201721746900U14.12.2017         Original published format: CN 201721746900 U
CN201721746089U14.12.2017         Original published format: CN 201721746089 U
[2020/43]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019114495
Date:20.06.2019
Language:ZH
[2019/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3725235
Date:21.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN20.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/072, A61B90/00
[2021/02]
CPC:
A61B17/07207 (EP,KR,US); A61B17/072 (RU); A61B17/115 (KR);
A61B17/3205 (KR); A61B90/03 (KR); A61B2017/00473 (EP);
A61B2017/07257 (US); A61B2017/07271 (EP,KR,US); A61B2017/07278 (EP);
A61B2017/07285 (EP,KR,US); A61B2090/033 (KR); A61B2090/0814 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/43]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 [2020/43]
TitleGerman:KLAMMERMAGAZINANORDNUNG UND MEDIZINISCHE KLAMMERVORRICHTUNG DAMIT[2020/43]
English:STAPLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY AND MEDICAL STAPLER USING SAME[2020/43]
French:ENSEMBLE CARTOUCHE D'AGRAFES ET AGRAFEUSE MÉDICALE L'UTILISANT[2020/43]
Entry into regional phase12.06.2020Translation filed 
12.06.2020National basic fee paid 
12.06.2020Search fee paid 
12.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
12.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/43]
16.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
12.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
18.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
12.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2005173490  (SHELTON FREDERICK E IV [US]) [X] 4* figure 37 *;
 [X]US2007027469  (SMITH KEVIN W [US], et al) [X] 1,3,5-8,15 * paragraphs [0213] , [0214]; figures 62-65 *;
 [X]US2007102475  (ORTIZ MARK S [US], et al) [X] 1,3,4,9,15 * figures 6-8 * * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0051] *
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