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EP3849436 - SURGICAL TOOL WITH BEARING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2021/29]	SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A BEARING
	[2025/30]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 24.10.2025 Database last updated on 19.03.2026
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.06.2025
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 15.03.2024
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 18.06.2021
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 21.03.2020
Former	unknown Status updated on 02.10.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	24.10.2025	(Expected) grant	published on 26.11.2025 [2025/48]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Aesculap AG Am Aesculap-Platz 78532 Tuttlingen / DE
	[2021/29]
Inventor(s)	01 / HÖGERLE, Roland-Alois Kammerhalde 22 78532 Tuttlingen / DE
	02 / PFISTER, Ralf Scheffelweg 7 78647 Trossingen / DE
	03 / BÜRK, André Eckenerstr. 28 78056 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
	[2021/29]
Representative(s)	Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22 85354 Freising / DE
	[2021/29]
Application number, filing date	19773359.5	09.09.2019
	[2021/29]
	WO2019EP73994
Priority number, date	DE201810122025	10.09.2018 Original published format: DE102018122025
	[2021/29]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2020053149
	Date:	19.03.2020
	Language:	DE
	[2020/12]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP3849436
	Date:	21.07.2021
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.03.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2021/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3849436
	Date:	26.11.2025
	Language:	DE
	[2025/48]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.05.2020
Classification	IPC:	A61B17/16	[2021/29]
	CPC:	A61B17/1631 (EP); A61B17/162 (EP); B23B31/005 (EP); B23B2260/008 (EP); B23C2260/08 (EP); B23C5/1009 (EP)
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 [2021/29]
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:	CHIRURGISCHES WERKZEUG MIT LAGERUNG	[2021/29]
	English:	SURGICAL TOOL WITH BEARING	[2025/30]
	French:	OUTIL CHIRURGICAL AVEC PALIER	[2025/30]
	Former [2021/29]	SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A BEARING
	Former [2021/29]	OUTIL CHIRURGICAL COMPRENANT UN SUPPORT
Entry into regional phase	09.04.2021	National basic fee paid
	09.04.2021	Designation fee(s) paid
	09.04.2021	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.04.2021	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	09.04.2021	Examination requested [2021/29]
	09.04.2021	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	18.03.2024	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.06.2024	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.06.2025	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.10.2025	Fee for grant paid
	21.10.2025	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	21.10.2025	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.09.2021	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.09.2022	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.09.2023	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.09.2024	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.09.2025	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited in	International search	[XDYI] US9175723 (BLUST EDGAR et al.)
		[Y] EP2623049 (NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD et al.)
		[XDYI] WO2018075925 (UNIV LOUISVILLE RES FOUND INC et al.) [XD] 1,4,7,8,10 * column 9, line 47 - column 11, line 51; figure - *[Y] 9 [I] 2,3,6
		[Y] USRE29736 [Y] 9 * paragraphs [0072] , [0073]; figures 15, 16, 17A, 19, 23A, 24A, 29A *
		[XAI] DE102008045179 (AESCULAP AG et al.) [X] 1,10 * paragraphs [0036] - [0038]; figures 1-4 *[A] 4,5 [I] 2,3,6
	by applicant	USRE29736
		US9175723

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