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EP3943018 - SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH TISSUE GAP CONTROL AND CONTROLLED STAPLE FORMATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.06.2024
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.07.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Covidien LP
15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 / US
[2022/04]
Inventor(s)01 / BEARDSLEY, John W.
Wallingford, Connecticut 06492 / US
02 / MARCZYK, Stanislaw Z.
Stratford, Connecticut 06614 / US
 [2022/04]
Representative(s)Maschio & Soames IP Ltd
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/04]Maschio, Antonio
Maschio & Soames IP Limited
30 Carlton Crescent
Southampton SO15 2EW / GB
Application number, filing date21186438.419.07.2021
[2022/04]
Priority number, dateUS20201693346120.07.2020         Original published format: US202016933461
[2022/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3943018
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.11.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/072
[2022/04]
CPC:
A61B17/07207 (EP,CN); A61B17/0686 (US); A61B17/072 (US);
A61B2017/07221 (US); A61B2017/07228 (CN); A61B2017/07242 (EP);
A61B2017/0725 (US); A61B2017/07257 (US); A61B2017/07264 (EP);
A61B2017/07271 (EP,CN,US); A61B2017/07278 (CN); A61B2017/07285 (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 [2022/35]
Former [2022/04]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:CHIRURGISCHE KLAMMERVORRICHTUNG MIT GEWEBELÜCKENSTEUERUNG UND GESTEUERTER KLAMMERBILDUNG[2022/04]
English:SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH TISSUE GAP CONTROL AND CONTROLLED STAPLE FORMATION[2022/04]
French:DISPOSITIF D'AGRAFAGE CHIRURGICAL AVEC CONTRÔLE DE L'ÉCARTEMENT DES TISSUS ET FORMATION CONTRÔLÉE DES AGRAFES[2022/04]
Examination procedure22.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/35]
22.07.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.02.2023Observations by third parties
01.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
23.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[IA]EP0541950  (AMERICAN CYANAMID CO [US]);
 [A]US8418904  (WENCHELL THOMAS [US], et al);
 [XA]JP2013215572  (COVIDIEN LP);
 [XA]US2018008260  (BAXTER III CHESTER O [US], et al);
 [XA]US10092292  (BOUDREAUX CHAD P [US], et al);
 [XA]US2019099182  (BAKOS GREGORY J [US], et al);
 [XA]US2020121317  (KOSTRZEWSKI STANISLAW [US])
by applicantUS6241139
otherCA1284551
 EP0541950
 US5586711
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