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EP About this file: EP0732082

EP0732082 - Remote surgery support system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.07.2003
Database last updated on 13.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.07.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 10.09.2003  [2003/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/38]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101 / JP
Former [1996/38]For all designated states
HITACHI, LTD.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Tajima Fujio
3-15-29, Inayoshi, Chiyoda-machi, Niihari-gun
Ibaraki / JP
02 / Fujie Masakatsu
531-328, Taguu-cho,Ushiku-shi
Ibaraki / JP
03 / Nakajima Isao
1516-21, Ichinoya, Iwama-machi Nishiidaraka-gun
Ibaraki / JP
04 / Takeuchi Hiroshi
700-15, Minoridai, Matsudo-shi
Chiba / JP
05 / Wada Norihiko
2-29-14, Oominami, Musashimurayama-shi
Tokyo / JP
[1996/38]
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/38]Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date96102360.316.02.1996
[1996/38]
Priority number, dateJP1995002839116.02.1995         Original published format: JP 2839195
[1996/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0732082
Date:18.09.1996
Language:EN
[1996/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0732082
Date:20.11.1996
[1996/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0732082
Date:18.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.10.1996
ClassificationIPC:A61B19/00, B25J3/00
[1996/38]
CPC:
A61B34/70 (EP,US); A61B34/76 (EP,US); A61B34/77 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   SE [1996/38]
TitleGerman:System zur Unterstützung der ferngesteuerten Chirurgie[1996/38]
English:Remote surgery support system[1996/38]
French:Système destiné au support de la chirurgie télécommandée[1996/38]
Examination procedure08.10.1996Examination requested  [1996/50]
22.06.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.02.2000Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
14.04.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.02.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.09.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.02.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
04.04.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.06.2002Fee for grant paid
24.06.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP01111968.2  / EP1125557
Opposition(s)19.06.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/37]
Request for further processing for:14.04.2000Request for further processing filed
14.04.2000Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
03.05.2000Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
26.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
26.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO9313916  (STANFORD RES INST INT [US]) [X] 1-15,18,24-26,28,29 * page 2, line 34 - page 4, line 3; figures 1,2,4 * * page 14, line 24 *;
 [A]US5275165  (ETTINGER ROBERT H [US], et al) [A] 2,22 * abstract *;
 [A]US5389849  (ASANO TAKEO [JP], et al);
 [A]WO9216141  (WILK PETER J [US]);
 [X]  - DARIO P ET AL, "AN EXPERIMENTAL SETUP FOR INVESTIGATING SENSOR-BASED TELEOPERATED SURGERY PROCEDURES", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 1 - 4, 1990, PEDERSEN P C;BANU ONARAL, (19901101), vol. 12: 1990, pages 1942 - 1943, XP000238947 [X] 1,26 * page 1943, column 1 *
 [X]  - SATAVA R M, "VIRTUAL REALITY SURGICAL SIMULATOR THE FIRST STEPS", SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY, (19930501), vol. 7, no. 3, pages 203 - 205, XP000523982 [X] 1,26 * page 204, column 1, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00594110
 [A]  - LOUHISALMI Y ET AL, "COMPUTER-GUIDED LASER FOR NEUROSURGERY", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 1 - 4, 1990, PEDERSEN P C;BANU ONARAL, (19901101), vol. 12: 1990, pages 1097 - 1098, XP000243057 [A] 18,19 * the whole document *
 [A]  - SALCUDEAN, "towards a force-reflecting motion-scaling system for microsurgery", PROC 1994 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION, SAN DIEGO CA, (199405), pages 2296 - 2301, XP002002643

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROBOT.1994.350943
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