EP0750902A3
Flossing and surgical apparatus
Abstract
An article is provided for facilitating oral prophylaxis or for surgical use. The article comprises a continuous, elongated fiber of polytetrafluoroethylene having at least one substantially rigid first portion and a substantially flexible second portion comprised of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
Term
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Projected expiry passed 5 June 2016, 10.3 years ago.
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Every citation, both ways
| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0335466A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | DA | Search report | 1-3,10,19 |
| EP0451729A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 1,10,20 |
| US4034763A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1,10,20 |
| US4372293A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1,10,20 |
| US5289836A | Cites | United States of America | DA | Search report | 1 |
| WO9210978A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 1-3,10,19 |
| WO9506447A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 10,20 |
| WO9534252A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | PA | Search report | 1-3,10,19 |
| WO9610478A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | PA | Search report | 1-3,10,19 |
6 members in 4 offices
Priority claims4
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 481742 | United States of America | – | |
| 48174295 | United States of America | A | |
| 48174295 | United States of America | A | |
| US19950481742 | – | – | – |
Members6
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US5566691A | United States of America | A | |
| CA2175618A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| EP0750902A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| JPH09547A | Japan | A | |
| EP0750902A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| CA2175618C | Canada | C |
8 legal events, as the office reported them to INPADOC
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Point at a mark for the eventEvents
| Event | Code | |
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| Application deemed to be withdrawnWithdrawn18D | 18D | |
| Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWNSTAA | STAA | |
| First examination report despatched17Q | 17Q | |
| Request for examination filed17P | 17P | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | |
| Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL | PUAL | |
| Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI | PUAI |
Numbers
- Publication
- 0750902
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0750902
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0750902
- Application
- 96304132
- Application, DOCDB
- 96304132
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19960304132
Titles3
- German
- Zahnseidevorrichtung und chirurgisches Instrument
- English
- Flossing and surgical apparatus
- French
- Dispositif de nettoyage par soie dentaire et instrument chirurgicales
Classification
- CPC, 3
- A61K8/02
- A61Q11/00
- A61C15/041
- IPC, 3
- A61C15 04
- A61K8 02
- A61Q11 00
Designated states1
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden