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EP3939514 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A HEALTH CONDITION OF THE LIVER OF A SUBJECT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.07.2022
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  17.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Echosens
6 Rue Ferrus
75014 Paris / FR
[2022/03]
Inventor(s)01 / SANDRIN, Laurent
75014 PARIS / FR
02 / MIETTE, Véronique
75014 PARIS / FR
03 / DESTRO, Marie
75014 PARIS / FR
04 / KAHATT, Espir
CARLSBAD, CA 92011 / US
05 / WILLIAMS, Michael
CARLSBAD, CA 92011 / US
06 / KOSTELESKI, Adrian
MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057 / US
 [2022/03]
Representative(s)Cabinet Camus Lebkiri
25 rue de Maubeuge
75009 Paris / FR
[2022/03]
Application number, filing date20305804.515.07.2020
[2022/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3939514
Date:19.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/03]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.01.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/08, G01N33/49, G16H50/30, A61B5/00, A61B5/151, A61B5/157
[2022/03]
CPC:
A61B8/485 (EP); A61B5/0051 (EP); A61B5/150022 (EP);
A61B5/150358 (EP); A61B5/150854 (EP); A61B5/150862 (EP);
A61B5/15087 (EP); A61B5/157 (EP); A61B5/4244 (EP);
A61B8/5223 (EP); G01N33/49 (EP); G16H50/20 (EP);
G16H50/30 (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 [2022/34]
Former [2022/03]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:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DES GESUNDHEITSZUSTANDS DER LEBER EINES PATIENTEN[2022/03]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A HEALTH CONDITION OF THE LIVER OF A SUBJECT[2022/03]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE DÉTERMINER UN ÉTAT DE SANTÉ DU FOIE D'UN SUJET[2022/03]
Examination procedure18.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/34]
18.07.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[YA]US2018140247  (MIETTE VÉRONIQUE [FR], et al) [Y] 1,4,8-17 * the whole document * [A] 2,3,5-7,18-21;
 [Y]WO2015014763  (ECHOSENS [FR]) [Y] 1,4,8-17 * page 7 - page 9, paragraph 1; figure 1 * * page 10, paragraph 3 * * page 15 - page 16 *;
 [Y]KR20180003061  (MA SEON YOUNG [CA]) [Y] 1,4,8-15,17 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP2600266  (BIOPREDICTIVE [FR], et al) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - DA BEN L ET AL, "The Delta-4 fibrosis score (D4FS): A novel fibrosis score in chronic hepatitis D", ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH, ELSEVIER BV, NL, vol. 174, doi:10.1016/J.ANTIVIRAL.2019.104691, ISSN 0166-3542, (20191216), (20191216), XP086051223 [Y] 16 * see the D4FS fibrosis score in section 3.3 on p. 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2019.104691
 [A]  - FRAQUELLI M ET AL, "A SEQUENTIAL PREDICTIVE ALGORITHM COMBINING APRI AND TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY (TE) FOR DIAGNOSING LIVER FIBROSIS IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C", DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE, W.B. SAUNDERS, GB, vol. 41, doi:10.1016/S1590-8658(09)60079-7, ISSN 1590-8658, (20090301), page S31, (20090301), XP026191117 [A] 1-21 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1590-8658(09)60079-7
by applicant   - L. SANDRIN, "Transient elastography: a new noninvasive method for assessment of hepatic fibrosis", Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, (20030000), vol. 29, no. 12, doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2003.07.001, XP004482538

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2003.07.001
    - S. MULLERL. SANDRIN, "Liver stiffness: a novel parameter for the diagnosis of liver disease", Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research, (20100000), vol. 2, pages 49 - 67
    - P. NEWSOME, "FibroScan-AST (FAST) score for the non-invasive identification of patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with significant activity and fibrosis: a prospective derivation and global validation study", The Lancet, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, (20200401), vol. 5, no. 4, pages 362 - 373
    - STERLING R. K. et al., "Development of a simple noninvasive index to predict significant fibrosis patients with HIV/HCV co-infection", Hepatology, (20060000), vol. 43, doi:10.1002/hep.21178, pages 1317 - 1325, XP002563342

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.21178
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