EP0516123 - Anvilless surgical apparatus for applying surgical fasteners [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.02.1998 Database last updated on 21.05.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 07.12.2007 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES | published on 09.01.2008 [2008/02] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states United States Surgical Corporation 150 Glover Avenue Norwalk Connecticut 06856 / US | [N/P] |
Former [1992/49] | For all designated states United States Surgical Corporation 150 Glover Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut 06856 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Green, David T. 28 Bermuda Road Westport, CT 06880 / US | 02 /
Bolanos, Henry 54 Myrtle Street East Norwalk, CT 06855 / US | 03 /
Sienkiewicz, Henry R. 227 Janes Lane Stamford, CT 06903 / US | 04 /
Person, Wayne C. 11 Mt. Nebro Road Newtown, CT 06470 / US | [1992/49] | Representative(s) | Marsh, Roy David, et al Hoffmann Eitle ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE | [N/P] |
Former [1992/49] | Marsh, Roy David, et al Hoffmann Eitle & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 81 04 20 D-81904 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 92109056.9 | 29.05.1992 | [1992/49] | Priority number, date | US19910707683 | 30.05.1991 Original published format: US 707683 | [1992/49] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0516123 | Date: | 02.12.1992 | Language: | EN | [1992/49] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0516123 | Date: | 23.04.1997 | Language: | EN | [1997/17] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 28.08.1992 | Classification | IPC: | A61B17/068 | [1992/49] | CPC: |
A61B17/0682 (EP)
| Designated contracting states | DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [1992/49] | Title | German: | Chirurgisches Gerät ohne Amboss zum Anbringen von chirurgischen Befestigern | [1992/49] | English: | Anvilless surgical apparatus for applying surgical fasteners | [1992/49] | French: | Dispositif chirurgical sans enclume, pour mettre en place des agrafes chirurgicales | [1992/49] | Examination procedure | 14.04.1993 | Examination requested [1993/23] | 11.10.1994 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 13.04.1995 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 25.08.1995 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 28.02.1996 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 01.08.1996 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 23.10.1996 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 10.01.1997 | Fee for grant paid | 10.01.1997 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 24.01.1998 | No opposition filed within time limit [1998/16] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 26.05.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 29.05.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 31.05.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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Former [1999/42] | IT | 23.04.1997 | Documents cited: | Search | [Y]EP0324166 ; | [Y]US4527726 ; | [A]EP0389102 ; | [A]EP0418598 ; | [A]US1977282 ; | [A]EP0228834 |