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EP About this file: EP4183316

EP4183316 - ENDOSCOPE INTERNAL DYNAMIC SEAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.12.2023
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  21.04.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip01.12.2023The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
01.12.2023Request for examination filedpublished on 03.01.2024  [2024/01]
01.12.2023Change - designated statespublished on 03.01.2024  [2024/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cook Medical Technologies, LLC
750 North Daniels Way
Bloomington, IN 47404 / US
[2023/21]
Inventor(s)01 / BRECHT, Michael J.
Pfafftown, 27040 / US
02 / SPENCER, Marc
Winston-Salem, 27104 / US
03 / CARRUTHERS, Christopher A.
Winston-Salem, 27104 / US
 [2023/21]
Representative(s)Leach, Sean Adam, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2023/21]
Application number, filing date22204113.927.10.2022
[2023/21]
Priority number, dateUS202163280700P18.11.2021         Original published format: US 202163280700 P
[2023/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4183316
Date:24.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.04.2023
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/018, A61B1/00, A61B17/00, A61B17/34
[2023/21]
CPC:
A61B1/018 (EP,US); A61B1/00137 (EP,US); A61B1/00142 (EP);
A61B17/3462 (EP); A61B1/00165 (US); A61B1/0057 (US);
A61B2017/2948 (EP); A61B2017/3466 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/01]
Former [2023/21]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,  ME,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INTERNE DYNAMISCHE DICHTUNG FÜR ENDOSKOP[2023/21]
English:ENDOSCOPE INTERNAL DYNAMIC SEAL[2023/21]
French:JOINT DYNAMIQUE INTERNE D'ENDOSCOPE[2023/21]
Examination procedure24.11.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.11.2023Examination requested  [2024/01]
24.11.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2007088277  (MCGINLEY KIMBALL B [US], et al) [Y] 3,5,12-14 * paragraphs [0071] - [0072] - [0076]; figure 11 *;
 [X]US2008255424  (DURGIN RUSSELL F [US], et al) [X] 1* paragraphs [0057] - [0059]; figures 1-2 *;
 [X]US2017055813  (LONDON BROWN ALLISON [US], et al) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0077] - [0080]; figures 4,25 *;
 [XYI]US2019000504  (TEREFE MULUKEN B [US], et al) [X] 1,2,6,11,15 * paragraphs [0073] - [0074] - [0087] , [0093]; figures 1,2 * [Y] 3-5,12-14 [I] 7-10;
 [Y]US2019298382  (FUNG GREGORY W [US], et al) [Y] 4 * paragraph [0276] *
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