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EP3886681 - MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.11.2023
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.09.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.06.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  02.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2021/40]
Inventor(s)01 / STITH, Curtis W.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
02 / DICARLO, Jeffrey M.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
03 / LIU, Changmeng
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
 [2021/40]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/40]J A Kemp LLP
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date19824080.626.11.2019
[2021/40]
WO2019US63182
Priority number, dateUS201862774041P30.11.2018         Original published format: US 201862774041 P
[2021/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020112726
Date:04.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3886681
Date:06.10.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.06.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/00, H04N5/225
[2021/40]
CPC:
A61B5/0071 (EP,US); A61B1/000096 (US); A61B1/043 (US);
A61B1/05 (US); A61B1/0638 (US); A61B1/0646 (US);
A61B5/6852 (EP); H04N23/56 (EP); H04N23/843 (EP);
H04N25/131 (EP); H04N25/134 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/40]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN FÜR MEDIZINISCHE BILDGEBUNG[2021/40]
English:MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS[2021/40]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS D'IMAGERIE MÉDICALE[2021/40]
Entry into regional phase28.06.2021National basic fee paid 
28.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
28.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/40]
28.06.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [Y]WO2009117483  (NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC [CA], et al);
 [XY]US2011279716  (SHINTANI DAI [JP]);
 [A]US2013041221  (MCDOWALL IAN [US], et al);
 [A]US2015381909  (BUTTE PRAMOD [US], et al);
 [X]KR101723794B  (UNIV INCHEON IND ACAD COOP FOUND [KR]);
 [Y]WO2018164579  (QUEST PHOTONIC DEVICES B V [NL])
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