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EP3937798 - SPRING LOADED MECHANISM FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF A HEMOSTATIC CLIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.03.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.10.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.09.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.01.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  21.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip08.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 10.04.2024  [2024/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
One Scimed Place
Maple Grove, MN 55311 / US
[2022/03]
Inventor(s)01 / MURRAY, Collin
42 Old Mill Rd
Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-2406 / US
02 / STOCK, Henry
187 Perkins Rd.
Sanbornton, New Hampshire 03269 / US
 [2024/15]
Former [2022/03]01 / MURRAY, Collin
Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-2406 / US
02 / STOCK, Henry
Sanbornton, New Hampshire 03269 / US
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstraße 3
81675 München / DE
[2022/03]
Application number, filing date20739820.723.06.2020
[2022/03]
WO2020US39191
Priority number, dateUS201962876864P22.07.2019         Original published format: US 201962876864 P
[2022/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021015916
Date:28.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3937798
Date:19.01.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.01.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3937798
Date:10.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.01.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/128, A61B17/122
[2022/03]
CPC:
A61B17/1285 (EP,US); A61B17/1227 (EP,US); A61B2017/00477 (EP);
A61B2017/00818 (EP); A61B2017/12004 (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 [2022/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FEDERBELASTETER MECHANISMUS ZUM ENTFALTEN EINES HÄMOSTATISCHEN CLIPS[2022/03]
English:SPRING LOADED MECHANISM FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF A HEMOSTATIC CLIP[2022/03]
French:MÉCANISME À RESSORT POUR LE DÉPLOIEMENT D'UNE PINCE HÉMOSTATIQUE[2022/03]
Entry into regional phase12.10.2021National basic fee paid 
12.10.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
12.10.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.10.2021Examination requested  [2022/03]
12.10.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.04.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.10.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
16.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.03.2024Fee for grant paid
04.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2018035997  (SMITH PAUL [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * figure 13 * * paragraphs [0116] - [0118] *;
 [A]US2018049745  (RANDHAWA NISHANT [IN], et al) [A] 1-15 * figures 2,3,13 *;
 [A]US2019090882  (ESTEVEZ RAMON [US], et al) [A] 1-15* figures 5-8 *;
 [A]  - Anonymous, "Bayonet mount - Wikipedia", Wikipedia, (20190529), URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayonet_mount&oldid=899225808, (20200408), XP055684465 [A] 1-15 * 1st, 2nd and 3rd figure on page 1. * * paragraph [0001] *
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