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EP4190264 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTRUMENT ENGAGEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.12.2023
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  05.05.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
1020 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
[2023/23]
Inventor(s)01 / BRISSON, Gabriel, F.
Albany, 94706 / US
02 / DACHS, Gregory W., II
San Mateo, 94403 / US
03 / SMABY, Niels
Palo Alto, 94306 / US
04 / WU, Melody
Sunnyvale, 94085 / US
 [2023/23]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2023/23]
Application number, filing date23152546.010.06.2016
[2023/23]
Priority number, dateUS201562174204P11.06.2015         Original published format: US 201562174204 P
[2023/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4190264
Date:07.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2023
ClassificationIPC:A61B34/00, A61B34/30, A61B90/00, // A61B17/00
[2023/23]
CPC:
A61B34/30 (EP,CN,KR); A61B34/70 (KR); A61B17/00 (CN,US);
A61B34/35 (US); A61B90/00 (KR); A61B2017/00477 (EP,CN,US);
A61B2034/302 (US); A61B2090/066 (EP,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 [2024/02]
Former [2023/23]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 
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR INSTRUMENTENEINRASTUNG[2023/23]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTRUMENT ENGAGEMENT[2023/23]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS D'ENGAGEMENT D'INSTRUMENT[2023/23]
Examination procedure06.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.12.2023Examination requested  [2024/02]
06.12.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP16808433.3  / EP3307190
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
19.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
19.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
19.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
19.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
23.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2010126129  (TERUMO CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]WO2011037394  (ETERNE INC [KR], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]WO2015023834  (INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0027] , [0143] - [0150] - [0205] - [0209]; figures 2-4G *;
 [AP]WO2015142958  (INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS [US], et al) [AP] 1-15* page 24; figures 4A-10B *
by applicantWO2015US23636
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