EP1554992A3

A stent for angioplasty and associated production process

Abstract

The stent (1) has surface sculpturing, on its outer surface (2) only, with an effective amount of active principle selectively applied to the outer surface (2) only of the stent; the inner surface of the stent (1) is substantially smooth, and the stent (1) has a coating of biocompatible carbon material at least on the inner surface.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0747069A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	YA	Search report	1-5,7,9,13-15,17-21,23,25,29-32
US3526005A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1
US4300244A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	1-5,7,9,13-15,17-21,23,25,29-32
WO9612450A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A	Search report	1

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
TO961095	Italy	A	1996-12-30
TO961095	Italy	A	1996-12-30
TO961095	Italy	–	1996-12-30
01125676	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1997-12-24
01125676	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1997-12-24
97122879	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1997-12-24
97122879	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	1997-12-24
01125676	–	–	–
97122879	–	–	–
TO961095	–	–	–
EP19970122879	–	–	–
EP20010125676	–	–	–
IT1996TO01095	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
ITTO961095A1	Italy	A1	1998-06-30
EP0850604A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1998-07-01
IT1289815B1	Italy	B1	1998-10-16
EP0850604A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1999-07-21
EP1181903A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2002-02-27
EP1181903A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2002-04-03
EP0850604B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2003-02-19
AT232704T	Austria	T	2003-03-15
ATE232704T1	Austria	T1	2003-03-15
DE69719161D1	Germany	D1	2003-03-27
DE69719161T2	Germany	T2	2003-10-09
ES2192649T3	Spain	T3	2003-10-16
US2003195613A1	United States of America	A1	2003-10-16
US6638302B1	United States of America	B1	2003-10-28
EP1181903B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2005-02-02
AT288234T	Austria	T	2005-02-15
ATE288234T1	Austria	T1	2005-02-15
DE69732439D1	Germany	D1	2005-03-10
ES2236111T3	Spain	T3	2005-07-16
EP1554992A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-07-20
DE69732439T2	Germany	T2	2006-01-05
EP1554992A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2006-02-08
EP1787602A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2007-05-23
US2007151093A1	United States of America	A1	2007-07-05
EP1787602A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2008-12-31
US7607208B2	United States of America	B2	2009-10-27
US7739781B2	United States of America	B2	2010-06-22
US2010216376A1	United States of America	A1	2010-08-26
US7946019B2	United States of America	B2	2011-05-24
EP1554992B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-12-21
AT537778T	Austria	T	2012-01-15
ATE537778T1	Austria	T1	2012-01-15
ES2379358T3	Spain	T3	2012-04-25

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2018-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-05-08	Announcement of lapse in spainLapsedFD2A	FD2A	ES
2018-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-01-10	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2017-12-29	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2017-12-24	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2017-02-28	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2017-02-28	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2017-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2017-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2016-11-11	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2015-11-10	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2013-07-24	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)REGISTERED BETWEEN 20130627 AND 20130703732E	732E	GB
2013-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-03-29	Transmission of propertyTP	TP	FR
2013-03-21	Change of applicant/patenteeR081	R081	DE
2013-03-21	Change of applicant/patenteeR081	R081	DE
2013-03-21	Change of applicant/patenteeR081	R081	DE
2013-03-21	Change of applicant/patenteeR081	R081	DE
2013-03-21	Change of applicant/patenteeR081	R081	DE
2013-03-21	Change of applicant/patenteeR081	R081	DE
2013-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2013-01-17	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2013-01-15	AssignmentPUE	PUE	CH
2012-11-28	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2012-10-26	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2012-10-26	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2012-09-15	Deletion acc. to par. 5 (withdrawal of the translation of the ep patent)MK05	MK05	AT
2012-06-29	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
2012-05-31	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
2012-04-25	Definitive protectionFG2A	FG2A	ES
2012-04-11	Discontinued in the netherlands as no translation has been filedVDEP	VDEP	NL
2012-03-15	New agentNV	NV	CH
2012-02-23	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2012-01-15	Reference to at number (ep patent enters austrian national phase)REF	REF	AT
2011-12-30	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2011-12-21	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
2011-12-21	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
2011-12-21	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2011-12-21	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2011-11-18	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2011-11-11	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2011-07-12	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2006-10-11	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX	EP
2006-05-24	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2006-02-08	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-12-23	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
2005-07-20	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
2005-07-20	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
2005-07-20	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-06-03	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

A stent for angioplasty and associated production process

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