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EP0836426 - WEDGE SHAPED SUTURE ANCHOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/17]WEDGE SHAPED SUTURE ANCHOR AND METHOD OF IMPLANTATION
[2003/28]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.01.2005
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.01.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.03.2005  [2005/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitek Surgical Products, Inc.
60 Glacier Drive Westwood
Massachusetts 02090 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/17]For all designated states
Mitek Surgical Products, Inc.
60 Glacier Drive
Westwood, Massachusetts 02090 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PEDLICK, Jack, S.
68 Outlook Street
Butler, NJ 07405 / US
02 / LE, Thu, Anh
118 Wainwright Drive
Matawan, NJ 07747 / US
03 / DIGIOVANNI, John
5 Winston Drive
Woodbridge, NJ 07095 / US
04 / JAMIOLKOWSKI, Dennis, D.
20 Fawnridge Drive
Long Valley, NJ 07853 / US
05 / SUSECK, Mark, J.
34 Olden Drive
Flemington, NJ 08822 / US
[1998/17]
Representative(s)Mercer, Christopher Paul, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London
WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/17]Mercer, Christopher Paul, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford 43, Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date97917914.009.04.1997
[1998/17]
WO1997US05925
Priority number, dateUS1996063038910.04.1996         Original published format: US 630389
[1998/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9737595
Date:16.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0836426
Date:22.04.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.10.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0836426
Date:10.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US16.10.1997
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.1998
ClassificationIPC:A61B17/00, A61B17/04
[1998/46]
CPC:
A61B17/0401 (EP,US); A61B90/92 (EP,US); A61B17/0482 (EP,US);
A61B2017/00424 (EP,US); A61B2017/00455 (EP,US); A61B2017/00862 (EP,US);
A61B2017/0409 (EP,US); A61B2017/0414 (EP,US); A61B2017/0458 (EP,US);
A61B2017/06057 (EP,US); A61B2017/06142 (EP,US); A61B2090/037 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3937 (EP,US); Y10S606/916 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/17]A61B17/00
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   SE [1998/17]
TitleGerman:KEILFÖRMIGER NÄHFADENANKER[2003/28]
English:WEDGE SHAPED SUTURE ANCHOR[2003/28]
French:ANCRE CUNEIFORME DE FIL DE SUTURE[2003/28]
Former [1998/17]KEILFÖRMIGER NÄHFADENANKER UND IMPLANTIERUNGSVERFAHREN
Former [1998/17]WEDGE SHAPED SUTURE ANCHOR AND METHOD OF IMPLANTATION
Former [1998/17]ANCRE CUNEIFORME DE FIL DE SUTURE ET SON PROCEDE D'IMPLANTATION
Entry into regional phase09.01.1998National basic fee paid 
09.01.1998Search fee paid 
09.01.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
09.01.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.01.1998Examination requested  [1998/17]
29.03.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.10.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.12.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.06.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.06.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.12.2003Fee for grant paid
18.12.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.12.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
13.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
26.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
12.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
24.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE10.03.2004
SE10.06.2004
ES21.06.2004
[2005/02]
Former [2005/01]BE10.03.2004
SE10.06.2004
Former [2004/40]SE10.06.2004
Documents cited:Search[A]US4702250  (OVIL YOEL [IL], et al) [A] 22* column 5, line 44 - line 53 *;
 [A]US5046513  (GATTURNA ROLAND F [US], et al) [A] 15,19 * column 7, line 31 - line 39 *;
 [A]US5354298  (LEE DANIEL R [US], et al) [A] 15 * column 4, line 40 - line 44 *;
 [XA]EP0684013  (ETHICON INC [US]) [X] 1-14,28 * figures 1-23 * [A] 19,22;
 [A]CA2159295  (MITEK SURGICAL PROD [US]) [A] 15,18 * page 24, paragraph 2 - page 25, paragraph 1 * * page 27, paragraph 2 - paragraph 3 *
International search[Y]US4553543  (AMARASINGHE DISAMODHA C [US]);
 [A]US5203787  (NOBLITT NILES [US], et al);
 [X]US5464425  (SKIBA JEFFRY B [US])
by applicant   - ISHIKAWA ET AL., "Effect of Hydroxyapatite containing Glass Coating on the Bonding between bone and Tianium Implants", CLINICAL MATERIALS, (1993), vol. 14, page 277-285
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