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EP0986336 - SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING PLATE TYPE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/12]SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PLATE TYPE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION
[2004/21]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.11.2005
Database last updated on 10.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.09.2008Change - representativepublished on 08.10.2008  [2008/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sherwood Services AG
Schwertstrasse 9
8201 Schaffhausen / CH
For all designated states
The General Hospital Corporation doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital
Fruit Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/02]For all designated states
Sherwood Services AG
Schwertstrasse 9
8201 Schaffhausen / CH
For all designated states
The General Hospital Corporation doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital
Fruit Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114 / US
Former [2001/26]For all designated states
Sherwood Services AG
Schwertstrasse 9
8200 Schaffhausen / CH
For all designated states
The General Hospital Corporation doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital
Fruit Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114 / US
Former [2000/12]For all designated states
Goldberg, S. Nahum
57 Addington Road
Brookline, MA 02146 / US
For all designated states
Tanabe, Kenneth K.
133 Lexington Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138 / US
For all designated states
Rittman, William J., III
77 Locksley Road
Lynnfield, MA 01940 / US
For all designated states
Cosman, Eric Richard
872 Concord Avenue
Belmont Massachusetts 021 78 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Goldberg, S. Nahum
57 Addington Road
Brookline, Massachusetts 02146 / US
02 / Tanabe, Kenneth K.
133 Lexington Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 / US
03 / Rittman, William J., III.
77 Locksley Road
Lynnfield, Massachusetts 01940 / US
04 / Cosman, Eric R.
872 Concord Avenue
Belmont, Massachusetts 02178 / US
 [2001/26]
Former [2000/12]01 / see applicant
...
Representative(s)Newstead, Michael John, et al
Page Hargrave
Southgate
Whitefriars
Lewins Mead
Bristol BS1 2NT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Newstead, Michael John, et al
Page Hargrave Southgate Whitefriars Lewins Mead
Bristol BS1 2NT / GB
Former [2000/12]Newstead, Michael John, et al
Page Hargrave Southgate, Whitefriars Lewins Mead
Bristol BS1 2NT / GB
Application number, filing date98926224.129.05.1998
[2000/12]
WO1998US11372
Priority number, dateUS1997086676530.05.1997         Original published format: US 866765
[2000/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9853751
Date:03.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0986336
Date:22.03.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.12.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0986336
Date:12.01.2005
Language:EN
[2005/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.12.1998
ClassificationIPC:A61B18/00
[2004/21]
CPC:
A61B18/1445 (EP,US); A61B2018/00011 (EP,US); A61B2018/00023 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00577 (EP,US); A61B2018/00648 (EP,US); A61B2018/00702 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00744 (EP,US); A61B2018/00791 (EP,US); A61B2018/00827 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00875 (EP,US); A61B2018/00892 (EP,US); A61B2018/142 (EP,US);
A61B2090/3782 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/12]A61B17/39
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/12]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM MIT PLANARER ELEKTRODE ZUR HOCHFREQUENZ-ABLATION[2004/21]
English:SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING PLATE TYPE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION[2004/21]
French:SYSTEME PERMETTANT D'EFFECTUER UNE ABLATION PAR FREQUENCES RADIOELECTRIQUES A L'AIDE DE PLAQUES[2004/21]
Former [2000/12]SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN MIT PLANARER ELEKTRODE ZUR HOCHFREQUENZ-ABLATION
Former [2000/12]SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PLATE TYPE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION
Former [2000/12]SYSTEME ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT D'EFFECTUER UNE ABLATION PAR FREQUENCE RADIOELECTRIQUES A L'AIDE DE PLAQUES
Entry into regional phase22.12.1999National basic fee paid 
22.12.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
22.12.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.12.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
10.12.1999Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.12.1999Examination requested  [2000/12]
27.06.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.11.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.08.2004Fee for grant paid
23.08.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.10.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
04.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
21.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
26.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
24.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[XY]EP0386246  (SHIMADZU CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,6,10,12-14,17,20 * abstract * * page 7, line 22 - page 10, line 16 * * page 16, line 25 - page 17, line 8 * * page 24, line 6 - line 22 * [Y] 4,7,15-20;
 [XY]FR2659017  (KUDRYAVTSEV JURY [SU], et al) [X] 1-3,6,9,10 * abstract * * page 3, line 24 - page 7, line 30 * [Y] 8,17,19,20;
 [XY]FR2658424  (KOLMAKOV DMITRY [SU], et al) [X] 1-3,5,10 * abstract * * page 4, line 9 - line 20 * * page 5, line 30 - page 6, line 16 * [Y] 11,16;
 [Y]US5220927  (ASTRAHAN MELVIN A [US], et al) [Y] 4,7,15,18 * abstract * * column 8, line 10 - line 68 * * column 13, line 57 - line 64 *;
 [Y]US5503150  (EVANS GARY E [US]) [Y] 8 * abstract * * column 4, line 4 - line 33 *;
 [Y]DE19500691  (FUHR GUENTER PROF DR [DE], et al) [Y] 11 * abstract * * column 3, line 3 - line 16 *
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