EP0956841A3

Corneal surgical apparatus

Abstract

In a corneal surgical apparatus for incising a cornea of a patient's eye in a layered form, a suction ring is fixedly provided on a main body. The suction ring has an opening from which the cornea of the patient's eye is projected. An applanating portion is provided, which has a flat side abutting against the cornea of the patient eye projected from the opening of the suction ring. A blade is supported movably along said suction ring in a space defined between the suction ring and the flat side of the applanating portion. A projection is associated with the blade to increase the space as the blade incises the cornea.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
US4662370A	Cites	United States of America	XAY	Search report	16,22
US5496339A	Cites	United States of America	YA	Search report	4,8-11,13,26
US6228099B1	Cites	United States of America	E	Search report	4,5,7,10,11,13,26

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
12544098	Japan	A	1998-03-31
12544098	Japan	A	1998-03-31
12544098	Japan	–	1998-03-31
35016798	Japan	A	1998-12-09
35016798	Japan	A	1998-12-09
35016798	Japan	–	1998-12-09
12544098	–	–	–
35016798	–	–	–
JP19980125440	–	–	–
JP19980350167	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
JPH11276513A	Japan	A	1999-10-12
EP0956841A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1999-11-17
US6059805A	United States of America	A	2000-05-09
JP2000166957A	Japan	A	2000-06-20
EP0956841A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2004-01-21
EP0956841B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2006-03-15
DE69930335D1	Germany	D1	2006-05-11
DE69930335T2	Germany	T2	2006-08-03
JP4086388B2	Japan	B2	2008-05-14

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2014-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-01-09	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2013-12-27	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2012-07-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2012-04-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2011-03-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2010-11-24	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2009-06-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2007-05-02	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
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2006-11-03	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
2006-05-11	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2006-03-15	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2006-03-15	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2006-01-27	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2006-01-10	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2005-08-18	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2004-10-13	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX	EP
2004-09-15	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2004-06-30	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2004-01-21	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2004-01-21	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2004-01-21	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2004-01-21	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2003-12-05	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
1999-11-17	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1999-11-17	Request for extension of the european patentAL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SIAX	AX	EP
1999-10-01	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Corneal surgical apparatus

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