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EP3545882 - APPARATUS TO ACCOUNT FOR TRANSPONDER TAGGED OBJECTS USED DURING CLINICAL PROCEDURES, EMPLOYING A TROCAR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.08.2023
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip20.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Covidien LP
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
[2019/40]
Inventor(s)01 / AQUINO, Allan
3548 Larkspur Circle
Longmont, CO Colorado 80503 / US
02 / BRANDT, Kim
247 Two Moons Drive
Loveland, CT Connecticut 80537 / US
03 / BUERSMEYER, Andy
1533 Reeves Drive
Ft. Collins, CO Colorado 80526 / US
 [2019/40]
Representative(s)Maschio & Soames IP Ltd
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/40]Maschio, Antonio
Maschio & Soames IP Limited
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
Application number, filing date19165327.826.03.2019
[2019/40]
Priority number, dateUS201862648534P27.03.2018         Original published format: US 201862648534 P
US201862648539P27.03.2018         Original published format: US 201862648539 P
US20191627940319.02.2019         Original published format: US201916279403
[2019/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3545882
Date:02.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/34, A61B90/98
[2019/40]
CPC:
A61B17/3421 (EP,US); A61B90/98 (EP,US); A61B17/34 (EP,US);
A61B34/20 (US); A61B90/39 (US); G06K17/00 (CN);
G16H40/20 (CN); A61B2017/00115 (EP,US); A61B2017/00482 (US);
A61B2034/2051 (US); A61B2090/0804 (US); A61B2090/0805 (EP,US);
A61B2090/0811 (EP,US); A61B2090/3958 (US) (-)
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 [2020/18]
Former [2019/40]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR BERÜCKSICHTIGUNG VON TRANSPONDERMARKIERTEN OBJEKTEN BEI KLINISCHEN EINGRIFFEN MIT EINEM TROKAR[2019/40]
English:APPARATUS TO ACCOUNT FOR TRANSPONDER TAGGED OBJECTS USED DURING CLINICAL PROCEDURES, EMPLOYING A TROCAR[2019/40]
French:APPAREIL POUR TENIR COMPTE D'OBJETS ÉTIQUETÉS DE TRANSPONDEUR UTILISÉS LORS DE PROCÉDURES CLINIQUES, UTILISANT UN TROCART[2019/40]
Examination procedure25.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/18]
25.03.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
20.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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 [A]US2015216610  (AUGUSTINE SCOTT D [US]) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0040] - [0050] - [0061] - [0072] - [0080] - [0086]; figures 1, 10, 14 *;
 [A]WO2016156201  (MEDINEERING GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-15 * page 14, line 21 - page 15, line 7 * * page 22, lines 22-31 * * page 24, line 14 - page 25, line 6 * * figures 3, 7, 11-12 *;
 [I]WO2018013417  (COVIDIEN LP [US]) [I] 1-15 * page 42, line 17 - page 66, line 13 * * figures 8-11; claims 3-6, 11-14, 17, 19, 21-23 *
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