| EP3762081 - INFLATABLE MEDICAL BALLOON WITH CONTINUOUS FIBER [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The patent has been granted Status updated on 03.10.2025 Database last updated on 28.03.2026 | |
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 12.06.2025 | ||
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 26.04.2025 | ||
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 03.02.2025 | ||
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.09.2022 | ||
| Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 11.12.2020 | ||
| Former | The international publication has been made Status updated on 14.09.2019 | Most recent event Tooltip | 03.10.2025 | (Expected) grant | published on 05.11.2025 [2025/45] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states C. R. Bard, Inc. IP Law Group 1 Becton Drive Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 / US | [2025/12] |
| Former [2021/02] | For all designated states C.R. Bard, Inc. 1625 West 3rd Street Tempe, AZ 85281 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
HALL, Justin 2165 Caspian Way San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 / US | 02 /
STAPLETON, Corey E. 3487 E. Shannon St. Gilbert, AZ 85295 / US | 03 /
HEGDE, Anant 1115 Silbert Maple Lane Hayward, CA 94544 / US | [2025/10] |
| Former [2021/02] | 01 /
HALL, Justin 2165 Caspian Way San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 / US | ||
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STAPLETON, Corey, E. 3487 E. Shannon St. Gilbert, AZ 85295 / US | |||
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HEGDE, Anant 1115 Silbert Maple Lane Hayward, CA 94544 / US | Representative(s) | Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE | [2021/02] | Application number, filing date | 18909092.1 | 09.03.2018 | [2021/02] | WO2018US21750 | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2019172931 | Date: | 12.09.2019 | Language: | EN | [2019/37] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3762081 | Date: | 13.01.2021 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.09.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2021/02] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3762081 | Date: | 05.11.2025 | Language: | EN | [2025/45] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 12.09.2019 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 09.11.2021 | Classification | IPC: | A61M25/00, A61M25/10 | [2021/02] | CPC: |
A61M25/104 (EP);
A61M25/10 (US);
A61M25/1029 (EP);
A61M2025/1031 (EP);
A61M2025/1084 (EP,US);
A61M2205/0266 (US)
| 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 [2021/02]
| 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: | AUFBLASBARER MEDIZINISCHER BALLON MIT ENDLOSFASER | [2021/02] | English: | INFLATABLE MEDICAL BALLOON WITH CONTINUOUS FIBER | [2021/02] | French: | BALLONNET MÉDICAL GONFLABLE À FIBRE CONTINUE | [2021/02] | Entry into regional phase | 30.09.2020 | National basic fee paid | 30.09.2020 | Search fee paid | 30.09.2020 | Designation fee(s) paid | 30.09.2020 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 30.09.2020 | Examination requested [2021/02] | 12.04.2021 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 20.09.2022 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 26.01.2023 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 04.02.2025 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 24.04.2025 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 13.06.2025 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 25.09.2025 | Fee for grant paid | 25.09.2025 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 25.09.2025 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 30.09.2020 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 23.03.2021 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 23.03.2022 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 21.03.2023 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 20.03.2024 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 19.03.2025 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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