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EP3755259 - SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING TOOLS GUIDED BY SURGICAL ROBOTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.06.2024
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.11.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.08.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  02.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip06.01.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MAKO Surgical Corp.
3365 Enterprise Ave.
Weston, FL 33331 / US
[2024/02]
Former [2021/01]For all designated states
MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
2555 Davie Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Zenan
1310 Croton Ct.
Weston, FL 33327 / US
02 / BECHTOLD, Kevin
13240 SW 32 Ct.
Davie, FL 33330 / US
03 / GAYLE, Carl
8940 NW 9th PI.
Plantation, FL 33324 / US
 [2021/01]
Representative(s)Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/01]Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date19712325.019.02.2019
[2021/01]
WO2019US18500
Priority number, dateUS201862631995P19.02.2018         Original published format: US 201862631995 P
[2021/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019161363
Date:22.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3755259
Date:30.12.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.08.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/53]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/20, A61B90/90, A61B34/00
[2021/01]
CPC:
A61B34/20 (EP,US); A61B34/10 (US); A61B34/30 (US);
A61B90/361 (US); A61B90/90 (EP,US); A61F2/34 (US);
A61B2034/2051 (US); A61B2034/2055 (EP,US); A61B2034/2057 (US);
A61B2034/2063 (US); A61B2034/2068 (EP,US); A61B2034/207 (EP,US);
A61B2034/2074 (US); A61B2034/252 (EP,US); A61B2034/256 (EP,US);
A61F2/4607 (US); A61F2002/4632 (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 [2021/01]
TitleGerman:CHIRURGISCHE SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR IDENTIFIZIERUNG VON DURCH CHIRURGISCHE ROBOTER GEFÜHRTEN WERKZEUGEN[2021/01]
English:SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING TOOLS GUIDED BY SURGICAL ROBOTS[2021/01]
French:SYSTÈMES CHIRURGICAUX ET PROCÉDÉS D'IDENTIFICATION D'OUTILS GUIDÉS PAR DES ROBOTS CHIRURGICAUX[2021/01]
Entry into regional phase04.09.2020National basic fee paid 
04.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
04.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.09.2020Examination requested  [2020/53]
04.09.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.06.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.10.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
14.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
04.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
06.01.2025Renewal fee patent year 07
06.01.2026Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XY] WO2007056743  (STRYKER CORP et al.) [X] 1-3 * paragraphs [0031] , [0032] , [0037] , [0038] , [0041] - [0045] - [0053] , [0055] , [0069] , [0073] , [0075]; figures 1-14 *[Y] 4-29
 [X] US2017000583  (LECHNER CHRISTIAN et al.) [X] 1-3 * paragraphs [0026] - [0028] - [0039] , [0040]; figures 1-7 *
 [Y] WO2017205351  (MAKO SURGICAL CORP et al.) [Y] 4-29 * paragraphs [0031] , [0044] , [0047] , [0057] , [0058] , [0067] - [0069]; figures 1-10 *
 [A] US2004054489  (MOCTEZUMA DE LA BARRERA JOSE L et al.) [A] 1-29 * paragraphs [0036] , [0045] , [0047] , [0048] , [0050] - [0052]; figures 1-20 *
International search[XY] WO2007056743  (STRYKER CORP et al.)
 [X] US2017000583  (LECHNER CHRISTIAN et al.)
 [Y] WO2017205351  (MAKO SURGICAL CORP et al.)
 [A] US2004054489  (MOCTEZUMA DE LA BARRERA JOSE L et al.)
by applicantUS9119655
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