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EP0627904 - A HANDPIECE FOR MICROSURGERY HAVING A FLEXIBLE AND STEERABLE ASPIRATION TIP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1994/50]	FLEXIBLE AND STEERABLE ASPIRATION TIP FOR MICROSURGERY
	[1997/48]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.10.1998 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.07.2004	Change - lapse in a contracting state Updated state(s): LU	published on 15.09.2004 [2004/38]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. 6201 South Freeway Fort Worth TX 76134-2099 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1994/50]	For all designated states ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. 6201 South Freeway Fort Worth Texas 76134-2099 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / STEPPE, Dennis, L. 5815 East La Palma Anaheim, CA 92807 / US
	[1994/50]
Representative(s)	Hanna, Peter William Derek, et al Tomkins & Co. 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 / IE
	[N/P]
Former [1994/50]	Hanna, Peter William Derek, et al Tomkins & Co., 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 / IE
Application number, filing date	93904798.1	03.02.1993
	[1994/50]
	WO1993US00881
Priority number, date	US19920841990	28.02.1992 Original published format: US 841990
	[1994/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9316668
	Date:	02.09.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/21]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0627904
	Date:	14.12.1994
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.09.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1994/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0627904
	Date:	26.11.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/48]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	02.09.1993
Classification	IPC:	A61F9/00, A61M1/00	[1994/50]
	CPC:	A61M1/84 (EP,KR,US); A61F9/00736 (EP,KR,US); A61B2017/003 (EP,US); A61B2017/00331 (EP,KR,US); A61M2205/106 (EP,KR,US); Y10S604/902 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1994/50]
Title	German:	HANDSTÜCK FÜR DIE MIKROCHIRURGIE MIT EINER FLEXIBLEN UND LENKBAREN ABSAUGSPITZE	[1997/48]
	English:	A HANDPIECE FOR MICROSURGERY HAVING A FLEXIBLE AND STEERABLE ASPIRATION TIP	[1997/48]
	French:	INSTRUMENT POUR MICROCHIRURGIE AVEC UN EMBOUT D'ASPIRATION FLEXIBLE ET ORIENTABLE	[1997/48]
	Former [1994/50]	FLEXIBLE UND LENKBARE ABSAUGSPITZE FÜR DIE MIKROCHIRURGIE
	Former [1994/50]	FLEXIBLE AND STEERABLE ASPIRATION TIP FOR MICROSURGERY
	Former [1994/50]	EMBOUT D'ASPIRATION FLEXIBLE ET ORIENTABLE POUR MICROCHIRURGIE
Entry into regional phase	07.06.1994	National basic fee paid
	07.06.1994	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.06.1994	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.09.1993	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
	09.06.1994	Examination requested [1994/50]
	07.12.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	31.01.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.07.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	03.12.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.08.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	01.09.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	11.09.1997	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.09.1997	Fee for grant paid
	25.09.1997	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	27.08.1998	No opposition filed within time limit [1998/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.06.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.12.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.02.1997	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	26.11.1997
	BE	26.11.1997
	DK	26.11.1997
	ES	26.11.1997
	GR	26.11.1997
	NL	26.11.1997
	IE	03.02.1998
	LU	03.02.1998
	PT	26.02.1998
	SE	26.02.1998
	[2004/38]
Former [2003/08]	AT	26.11.1997
	BE	26.11.1997
	DK	26.11.1997
	ES	26.11.1997
	GR	26.11.1997
	NL	26.11.1997
	IE	03.02.1998
	PT	26.02.1998
	SE	26.02.1998
	LU	28.02.1998
Former [2002/26]	AT	26.11.1997
	BE	26.11.1997
	DK	26.11.1997
	ES	26.11.1997
	GR	26.11.1997
	IE	03.02.1998
	PT	26.02.1998
	SE	26.02.1998
	LU	28.02.1998
Former [2001/01]	AT	26.11.1997
	BE	26.11.1997
	DK	26.11.1997
	GR	26.11.1997
	IE	03.02.1998
	PT	26.02.1998
	SE	26.02.1998
	LU	28.02.1998
Former [2000/05]	AT	26.11.1997
	BE	26.11.1997
	DK	26.11.1997
	GR	26.11.1997
	PT	26.02.1998
	SE	26.02.1998
	LU	28.02.1998
Former [1998/46]	AT	26.11.1997
	BE	26.11.1997
	DK	26.11.1997
	PT	26.02.1998
	SE	26.02.1998
Former [1998/37]	AT	26.11.1997
	DK	26.11.1997
	PT	26.02.1998
	SE	26.02.1998
Former [1998/35]	AT	26.11.1997
	DK	26.11.1997
	SE	26.02.1998
Former [1998/30]	AT	26.11.1997
	DK	26.11.1997
Cited in	International search	[A]US4577629 (MARTINEZ MIGUEL [US]);
		[A]EP0316085 (COOPER CO INC [US]);
		[A]DE3819372 ;
		[A]US4960134 (WEBSTER JR WILTON W [US]);
		[X]US5084012 (KELMAN CHARLES D [US])

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