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EP4301233 - SYSTEMS FOR VASCULAR IMAGE CO-REGISTRATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2024/02]	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR IMAGE CO-REGISTRATION
	[2025/01]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 16.05.2025 Database last updated on 30.03.2026
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.04.2025
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 02.04.2025
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 05.12.2024
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 08.12.2023
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 09.09.2022
Former	unknown Status updated on 30.03.2022
Most recent event Tooltip	06.02.2026	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES	published on 11.03.2026 [2026/11]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. One Scimed Place Maple Grove, Minnesota 55311 / US
	[2024/02]
Inventor(s)	01 / LI, Wenguang Los Gatos, California 95032 / US
	02 / BLOMS, Kevin Minneapolis, Minnesota 55419 / US
	03 / HUSTON, Matthew R. Maple Grove, Minnesota 55369 / US
	[2024/02]
Representative(s)	Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Siebertstraße 3 81675 München / DE
	[2024/02]
Application number, filing date	22711755.3	02.03.2022
	[2024/02]
	WO2022US18456
Priority number, date	US202163157427P	05.03.2021 Original published format: US 202163157427 P
	[2024/02]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2022187318
	Date:	09.09.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/36]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP4301233
	Date:	10.01.2024
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.09.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2024/02]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP4301233
	Date:	18.06.2025
	Language:	EN
	[2025/25]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	09.09.2022
Classification	IPC:	A61B8/00, A61B90/00, A61B8/08, A61B8/12, A61B6/12, A61B6/00, A61B6/50, A61B6/46	[2025/01]
	CPC:	A61B8/463 (EP); G06T7/38 (US); A61B6/12 (EP); A61B6/4417 (EP); A61B6/463 (EP); A61B6/481 (EP); (+) A61B6/504 (EP); A61B6/5229 (EP); A61B8/12 (EP); A61B8/4416 (EP); A61B8/481 (EP); A61B8/5238 (EP); G06T7/0014 (US); A61B2090/3966 (EP); G06T2207/10016 (US); G06T2207/30101 (US) (-)
	Former IPC [2024/02]	A61B8/00, A61B6/00, A61B6/12, A61B8/12, A61B8/08, A61B90/00
Designated contracting states	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 [2024/02]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	KH	Not yet paid
	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SYSTEME ZUR KOREGISTRIERUNG VON GEFÄSSBILDERN	[2025/01]
	English:	SYSTEMS FOR VASCULAR IMAGE CO-REGISTRATION	[2025/01]
	French:	SYSTÈMES POUR CO-ENREGISTREMENT D'IMAGE VASCULAIRE	[2025/01]
	Former [2024/02]	SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR KOREGISTRIERUNG VON GEFÄSSBILDERN
	Former [2024/02]	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR IMAGE CO-REGISTRATION
	Former [2024/02]	SYSTÈMES ET MÉTHODES POUR CO-ENREGISTREMENT D'IMAGE VASCULAIRE
Entry into regional phase	05.10.2023	National basic fee paid
	05.10.2023	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.10.2023	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.09.2023	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.10.2023	Examination requested [2024/02]
	05.10.2023	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	06.12.2024	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.04.2025	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	10.04.2025	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.05.2025	Fee for grant paid
	12.05.2025	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	12.05.2025	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP25183308.3 / EP4640158
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.03.2024	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.03.2025	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	18.06.2025
	ES	18.06.2025
	HR	18.06.2025
	PL	18.06.2025
	SK	18.06.2025
	SM	18.06.2025
	NO	18.09.2025
	RS	18.09.2025
	GR	19.09.2025
	IS	18.10.2025
	[2026/11]
Former [2026/10]	CZ	18.06.2025
	HR	18.06.2025
	PL	18.06.2025
	SK	18.06.2025
	SM	18.06.2025
	NO	18.09.2025
	RS	18.09.2025
	GR	19.09.2025
	IS	18.10.2025
Former [2026/09]	CZ	18.06.2025
	HR	18.06.2025
	SM	18.06.2025
	NO	18.09.2025
	RS	18.09.2025
	GR	19.09.2025
	IS	18.10.2025
Former [2026/08]	HR	18.06.2025
	SM	18.06.2025
	NO	18.09.2025
	RS	18.09.2025
	GR	19.09.2025
	IS	18.10.2025
Former [2026/07]	HR	18.06.2025
	NO	18.09.2025
	RS	18.09.2025
	GR	19.09.2025
	IS	18.10.2025
Former [2025/48]	HR	18.06.2025
	NO	18.09.2025
	RS	18.09.2025
	GR	19.09.2025
Former [2025/47]	NO	18.09.2025
	GR	19.09.2025
Cited in	International search	[A] WO2016187231 (LIGHTLAB IMAGING INC et al.)
		[A] US2012004529 (TOLKOWSKY DAVID et al.)
		[A] US2018168732 (TROUSSET YVES L et al.) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0353] , [0354] , [0368] , [0416] , [0425] , [0430]; figures 7,8 *
		[A] US2007038061 (HUENNEKENS RICHARD S et al.) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0046] - [0050] *
		[A] US2014275996 (STIGALL JEREMY et al.) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0042] , [0043] *
	by applicant	US2012059241
		US2017164925

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