EP0556299 - URETHRAL INSERTED APPLICATOR FOR PROSTATE HYPERTHERMIA [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 14.07.2000 Database last updated on 06.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 14.07.2000 | Refusal of application | published on 30.08.2000 [2000/35] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states TherMatrx, Inc. 2211-N Lakeside, Drive Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 / US | [1999/16] |
Former [1993/34] | For all designated states BSD MEDICAL CORPORATION 2188 West 2200 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
TURNER, Paul, F. 762 Lacey Way North Salt Lake, UT 84054 / US | 02 /
SCHAEFERMEYER, Theron, Neal 110 East Cobble Creek North Salt Lake, UT 84054 / US | 03 /
TUMEH, Amer, Mohammad 1886 Westminster Avenue Salt Lake City, UT 84106 / US | 04 /
TERRY, Philip, A. 1017 Belle Meadows Way Salt Lake City, UT 84121 / US | [1993/34] | Representative(s) | Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [1993/34] | Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 D-80538 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 92900347.3 | 04.11.1991 | [1993/34] | WO1991US08183 | Priority number, date | US19900609372 | 05.11.1990 Original published format: US 609372 | [1993/34] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9207622 | Date: | 14.05.1992 | Language: | EN | [1992/11] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0556299 | Date: | 25.08.1993 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.05.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [1993/34] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 14.05.1992 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 09.12.1993 | Classification | IPC: | A61N5/02 | [1993/34] | CPC: |
A61N5/0601 (EP,US);
A61B18/18 (EP,US);
A61B18/1815 (EP,US);
A61B5/01 (EP,US);
A61N7/022 (EP,US);
A61B17/2202 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00057 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00084 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00132 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00274 (EP,US);
A61B2017/22021 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00035 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00166 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00547 (EP,US);
A61F7/12 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1993/34] | Title | German: | IN DIE HARNRÖHRE EINGEFÜHRTER STRAHLER FÜR PROSTATA-HYPERTHERMIE | [1993/34] | English: | URETHRAL INSERTED APPLICATOR FOR PROSTATE HYPERTHERMIA | [1993/34] | French: | APPLICATEUR S'INSERANT DANS L'URETRE POUR PROVOQUER UNE HYPERTHERMIE DE LA PROSTATE | [1993/34] | Entry into regional phase | 02.06.1993 | National basic fee paid | 02.06.1993 | Search fee paid | 02.06.1993 | Designation fee(s) paid | 02.06.1993 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 03.06.1992 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE | 02.06.1993 | Examination requested [1993/34] | 13.11.1995 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08) | 24.06.1996 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 25.11.1996 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 07.04.1997 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 18.09.1997 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07) | 28.04.1998 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 20.11.1998 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 22.03.1999 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.10.1999 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: ) | 07.04.2000 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: formalities examination [2000/35] | 17.04.2000 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2000/35] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 30.11.1993 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 30.11.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 30.11.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 29.11.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 26.11.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 10.11.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 12.11.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [A]US4891483 (KIKUCHI MAKOTO [JP], et al) [A] 1,11,15,20 * abstract * | International search | [Y]US4469103 (BARRETT HAROLD F [US]); | [A]US4798215 (TURNER PAUL F [US]); | [A]US4813429 (ESHEL UZI [IL], et al); | [XPY]US5007437 (STERZER FRED [US]); | [XY]EP0370890 (TECHNOMED INT SA [FR]); | [Y]DE2815156 (CGR MEV); | [Y]SU1512622 (NII ONKOLOGII MED RADIOLOGII M [SU], et al); | [A]EP0105677 (KUREHA CHEMICAL IND CO LTD [JP]) | other | FR2639238 | US4662383 | JPS60119962 | JPS6323676 |