EP0776641A3

Flexible suture guide and holder

Abstract

An assembly of a suture holder (242) and flexible suture guide (246) comprises a linear holder having a linear groove (244), which receives the suture guide. The guide is sutured to the holder and has cutting guides (252,254) to facilitate cutting of the suture (250) to release the guide. A detachable handle (240) may be tethered to the holder.

EP0776641A3, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 1

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0257874A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1
FR2617396A1	Cites	France	A	Search report	2
US4185636A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	–
US4489446A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	1
US4492229A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1
US5011481A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	–
WO9101697A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	DY	Search report	1

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
739925	United States of America	–	1991-08-02
73992591	United States of America	A	1991-08-02
92916477	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1992-07-30
EP19920916477	–	–	–
US19910739925	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
CA2059561A1	Canada	A1	1991-02-01
WO9101697A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1991-02-21
US5041130A	United States of America	A	1991-08-20
JPH04507208A	Japan	A	1992-12-17
CA2113411A1	Canada	A1	1993-02-18
WO9302640A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	1993-02-18
US5290300A	United States of America	A	1994-03-01
EP0591132A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1994-04-13
EP0596981A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1994-05-18
US5350420A	United States of America	A	1994-09-27
JPH06509489A	Japan	A	1994-10-27
US5496336A	United States of America	A	1996-03-05
EP0591132B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1997-03-05
DE69030116D1	Germany	D1	1997-04-10
EP0776640A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1997-06-04
EP0776641A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1997-06-04
EP0596981B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1997-09-03
DE69030116T2	Germany	T2	1997-09-25
DE69222046D1	Germany	D1	1997-10-09
US5683402A	United States of America	A	1997-11-04
EP0776640A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1997-12-03
EP0776641A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1997-12-03
DE69222046T2	Germany	T2	1998-04-16
EP0776641B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1999-12-01
DE69230383D1	Germany	D1	2000-01-05
EP0776640B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2000-01-26
DE69230624D1	Germany	D1	2000-03-02
CA2059561C	Canada	C	2000-06-13
DE69230383T2	Germany	T2	2000-08-24
DE69230624T2	Germany	T2	2000-08-31
US6197052B1	United States of America	B1	2001-03-06
JP3180136B2	Japan	B2	2001-06-25
US2001010018A1	United States of America	A1	2001-07-26
US6283993B1	United States of America	B1	2001-09-04
JP3354930B2	Japan	B2	2002-12-09
US6558416B2	United States of America	B2	2003-05-06
JP2003220063A	Japan	A	2003-08-05
US2003195619A1	United States of America	A1	2003-10-16
CA2113411C	Canada	C	2004-04-06
JP3546205B2	Japan	B2	2004-07-21
US6802860B2	United States of America	B2	2004-10-12
US2005027352A1	United States of America	A1	2005-02-03

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2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-08-22	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2012-07-31	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2012-07-30	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2011-12-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2011-11-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2011-11-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2011-10-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2002-01-01	European patent in force as of 2002-01-01IF02	IF02	GB
2000-11-15	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2000-09-29	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
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2000-02-24	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
2000-02-24	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
2000-02-04	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
2000-01-05	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1999-12-01	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
1999-12-01	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1999-10-15	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
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1998-12-16	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
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1997-04-18	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Flexible suture guide and holder

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