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EP4280985 - ABLATION CATHETER AND OPERATION METHOD OF SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.10.2023
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.07.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip28.01.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CRC EP, Inc.
6024 Jean Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97035 / US
[2023/48]
Inventor(s)01 / HATA, Cary
Irvine, California 92620 / US
02 / DE LA RAMA, Alan
Cerritos, California 90703 / US
03 / PANESCU, Dorin
San Jose, California 95136 / US
 [2023/48]
Representative(s)Biotronik Corporate Services SE
Corporate Intellectual Property
Sieversufer 9
12359 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/48]Biotronik Corporate Services SE
Corporate Intellectual Property
Sieversufer 7-9
12359 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date22743174.920.01.2022
[2023/48]
WO2022US13147
Priority number, dateUS202163140390P22.01.2021         Original published format: US 202163140390 P
EP2021017233605.05.2021         Original published format: EP 21172336
[2023/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022159595
Date:28.07.2022
Language:EN
[2022/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4280985
Date:29.11.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.07.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.07.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.04.2025
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/12, A61B18/14
[2025/09]
CPC:
A61B18/1492 (EP,US); A61B18/1206 (US); A61B18/1233 (EP);
A61B2017/00053 (EP); A61B2018/0016 (EP); A61B2018/00166 (US);
A61B2018/00196 (EP); A61B2018/00363 (US); A61B2018/00375 (EP);
A61B2018/00577 (EP,US); A61B2018/00613 (EP); A61B2018/00791 (EP);
A61B2018/00839 (EP,US); A61B2018/00875 (EP); A61B2018/1226 (US);
A61B2018/124 (EP); A61B2018/1253 (US); A61B2018/126 (US);
A61B2018/1407 (EP); A61B2018/1435 (EP,US); A61B2018/1467 (EP,US);
A61B2018/1497 (EP); A61B2218/002 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2023/48]A61B18/00, A61B18/14, A61B5/053, A61B5/287
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 [2023/48]
TitleGerman:ABLATIONSKATHETER UND BETRIEBSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2023/48]
English:ABLATION CATHETER AND OPERATION METHOD OF SAME[2023/48]
French:CATHÉTER D'ABLATION ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT[2023/48]
Entry into regional phase13.06.2023National basic fee paid 
27.09.2023Search fee paid 
13.06.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
13.06.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDeletion: Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2023/48]
13.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/48]
12.09.2023Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time  [2023/48]
16.10.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.10.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the search fee
27.09.2023Request for further processing filed
27.09.2023Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
06.10.2023Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
28.01.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2026Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [Y] US2014148805  (STEWART MARK T et al.) [Y] 1-3 * , entire document, especially Fig 3A, Fig 3C, para [0083] *
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