EP1545285A4

Self anchoring sling and introducer system

Abstract

A method of treating urinary incontinence by implanting a transvaginal mid-urethral sling into a person includes engaging an introducer needle with an extension of an implant; advancing the introducer needle and the extension of the implant from a vaginal incision, along a first path posterior to a pubic bone, and through an abdomen of the patient; and disengaging the introducer needle from the extension of the implant and withdrawing the introducer needle backward along the first path from posterior to the pubic bone out of the vaginal incision.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
WO02058564A2	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	X	Search report	1,2
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Document	Office	Kind	Date
400616P	United States of America	–	2002-08-02
40061602	United States of America	P	2002-08-02
479039P	United States of America	–	2003-06-17
47903903	United States of America	P	2003-06-17
0324212	United States of America	W	2003-08-01

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CA2492630A1	Canada	A1	2004-02-12
CA2592617A1	Canada	A1	2004-02-12
WO2004012579A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2004-02-12
AU2003269934A1	Australia	A1	2004-02-23
AU2003269934A8	Australia	A8	2004-02-23
WO2004012579A9	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A9	2004-05-27
WO2004012579A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2004-07-22
US2004144395A1	United States of America	A1	2004-07-29
EP1545285A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-06-29
JP2005534422A	Japan	A	2005-11-17
WO2005122721A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2005-12-29
US2006015069A1	United States of America	A1	2006-01-19
EP1753488A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2007-02-21
WO2005122721A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2007-07-12
US7371245B2	United States of America	B2	2008-05-13
US2008281148A1	United States of America	A1	2008-11-13
CA2492630C	Canada	C	2009-01-13
EP1545285A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2009-07-22
JP4452180B2	Japan	B2	2010-04-21
EP1545285B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-11-10
AT487427T	Austria	T	2010-11-15
ATE487427T1	Austria	T1	2010-11-15
DE60334919D1	Germany	D1	2010-12-23
CA2592617C	Canada	C	2012-01-17
US8097007B2	United States of America	B2	2012-01-17
US2012116154A1	United States of America	A1	2012-05-10
EP1753488A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2012-12-19
US2014303429A1	United States of America	A1	2014-10-09
US2014303430A1	United States of America	A1	2014-10-09
US9005222B2	United States of America	B2	2015-04-14
US2015250573A1	United States of America	A1	2015-09-10
US9532861B2	United States of America	B2	2017-01-03
US9532862B2	United States of America	B2	2017-01-03
US9872750B2	United States of America	B2	2018-01-23
US2018071070A1	United States of America	A1	2018-03-15

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2013-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-09-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-09-26	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2013-08-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-05-17	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2013-04-24	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2012-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-05-23	Patent lapsedLapsedMM4A	MM4A	IE
2012-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-03-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-03-30	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2011-12-08	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
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
2011-11-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2011-10-19	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2011-09-16	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2011-09-16	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-06-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-03-09	Discontinued in the netherlands as no translation has been filedVDEP	VDEP	NL
2010-12-23	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2010-12-08	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2010-11-15	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2010-11-10	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2010-11-10	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2010-10-08	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2010-09-28	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2010-06-08	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2009-11-04	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2009-10-07	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2009-07-22	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4	EP
2005-11-23	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2005-06-29	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2005-06-29	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-06-29	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2005-05-13	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Self anchoring sling and introducer system

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