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EP3749196 - HYBRID SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY AND A RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.03.2024
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.08.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.08.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.11.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.08.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  22.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 03.04.2024  [2024/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg / DE
[2024/14]
Former [2020/51]For all designated states
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Universitätsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / GERLACH, Thomas
Hanns-Eisler-Platz 2
39128 Magdeburg / DE
02 / PANNICKE, Enrico
Herweghstraße 4
39114 Magdeburg / DE
 [2020/51]
Representative(s)Kröncke, Rolf, et al
Meissner Bolte
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Plathnerstraße 3A
30175 Hannover / DE
[2024/14]
Former [2020/51]Gramm, Lins & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Freundallee 13a
30173 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date19704289.806.02.2019
[2020/51]
WO2019EP52896
Priority number, dateDE20181010296509.02.2018         Original published format: DE102018102965
[2020/51]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019154850
Date:15.08.2019
Language:DE
[2019/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3749196
Date:16.12.2020
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.08.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3749196
Date:03.04.2024
Language:DE
[2024/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/055, A61B18/08, A61B18/12, A61B18/14
[2023/35]
CPC:
A61B5/055 (EP,US); A61B5/0036 (US); A61B18/1206 (EP,US);
A61B18/14 (EP,US); A61B2018/00577 (EP,US); A61B2018/00642 (EP);
A61B2018/00994 (EP); A61B2018/128 (EP); A61B2018/1293 (EP);
A61B2090/374 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/51]A61B5/055, A61B18/08, A61B18/12
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 [2020/51]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:HYBRIDSYSTEM FÜR DIE DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER MAGNETRESONANZTOMOGRAPHIE UND EINER RADIOFREQUENZABLATION SOWIE VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN BETRIEB[2020/51]
English:HYBRID SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY AND A RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF[2020/51]
French:SYSTÈME HYBRIDE POUR LA RÉALISATION D'UNE IMAGERIE PAR RÉSONANCE MAGNÉTIQUE ET D'UNE ABLATION PAR FRÉQUENCE RADIO AINSI QUE PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT[2020/51]
Entry into regional phase21.07.2020National basic fee paid 
21.07.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
21.07.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/51]
21.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.12.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.08.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.01.2024Fee for grant paid
04.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[XAI]US5323778  (KANDARPA KRISHNA [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * figure 1 * [A] 5 [I] 3,4;
 [XAI]US2011301450  (HUE YIK-KIONG [US], et al) [X] 1-3 * paragraphs [0010] , [0013] , [0039] , [0040] , [0045] , [0051] , [0057] , [0059] , [0063] , [0066]; figures 6,8; claim 1 * [A] 5 [I] 4;
 [XI]  - THOMAS GERLACH ET AL, "Proof of Concept of a Hybrid MRI-Ablation System", ABSTRACT BOOK 3RD CONFERENCE ON IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTIONS & FOKUS NEURORADIOLOGIE IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTIONS & FOKUS NEURORADIOLOGIE RECENT PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENTS, Magdeburg, Germany, (20171106), page 15, XP055580789 [X] 1-3 * Seite 15: ID 15 * [I] 4,5
 [XAI]  - HUE YIK-KIONG ET AL, "Magnetic Resonance Mediated Radiofrequency Ablation", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, vol. 37, no. 2, doi:10.1109/TMI.2017.2753739, ISSN 0278-0062, (20180201), pages 417 - 427, (20180201), XP011676591 [X] 1-3 * the whole document * [A] 5 [I] 4

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2017.2753739
 [A]  - KIM SHULTZ ET AL, "Tissue Impedance Implications of Performing RF Ablation at 64 MHz Temperature Impedance", PROC. INTL. SOC. MAG. RESON. MED., (20120101), page 559, XP055580812 [A] 1-5 * the whole document *
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