EP3045124A3

Reposable clip applier

Abstract

A surgical clip applier includes an actuation mechanism, a body portion, a jaw blade, and a clip cartridge, the jaw blade and clip cartridge removeably disposed within the body portion. The jaw blade including first and second opposed jaws operably connected to the actuation mechanism to effectuate closure of a surgical clip, the first and second opposed jaws connected to each other at a proximal end by a shank section. The clip cartridge disposed within the body portion adjacent to the jaw blade and configured to store at least one surgical clip therein. The clip cartridge having a first nub which abuts a first end of the shank section of the jaw blade, and a second nub which abuts a second end of the shank section of the jaw blade, such that longitudinal and vertical movement of the jaw blade is arrested.

EP3045124A3, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 1

Term

9.3 yearsto projected expiry

Projected expiry 6 January 2036, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

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Document	Relation	Office	Cited during
US2007073314A1	Cites	United States of America	Search report
US2012053402A1	Cites	United States of America	Search report
CN201683954U	Cites	China	Search report
EP2412319A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	Search report
CA2740831A1	Cites	Canada	Search report

9 members in 4 offices; this record represents the family

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Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
201562100632	United States of America	P	2015-01-07
201562100632P	United States of America	–	2015-01-07
201514886203	United States of America	A	2015-10-19
201514886203	United States of America	–	2015-10-19
201514886203	–	–	–
201562100632P	–	–	–
US201514886203	–	–	–
US201562100632P	–	–	–

Members9

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Document	Office	Kind
CA2913038A1	Canada	A1	2016-07-07
US2016192940A1	United States of America	A1	2016-07-07
CN105748129A	China	A	2016-07-13
EP3045124A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2016-07-20
EP3045124A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2016-11-02
EP3045124B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2018-03-21
US9931124B2	United States of America	B2	2018-04-03
US2018168660A1	United States of America	A1	2018-06-21
US10765435B2	United States of America	B2	2020-09-08

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2026-04-13	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2025-10-20	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2025-04-11	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2024-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2022-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2022-09-28	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2022-06-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2021-01-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2020-06-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-03-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2019-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-11-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-10-17	Lapsed because of non-payment of the annual feeLapsedMM	MM	BE
2019-09-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-08-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-08-30	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2019-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2019-01-25	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2019-01-02	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2018-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2018-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-08-15	Deletion acc. to par. 5 (withdrawal of the translation of the ep patent)MK05	MK05	AT
2018-08-10	Invalidated european patentMG4D	MG4D	LT
2018-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2018-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-07-25	Patent invalid in the netherlands as no translation has been filedMP	MP	NL
2018-04-19	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2018-04-18	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2018-04-15	Reference to at number (ep patent validated in austria)REF	REF	AT
2018-03-29	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
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2018-03-21	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2018-02-16	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2018-02-16	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2018-02-12	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2017-11-15	Intention to grant announcedINTG	INTG	EP
2017-10-19	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2017-10-19	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2017-06-15	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADESTAA	STAA	EP
2017-06-07	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2017-06-07	Designated contracting states (corrected)RBV	RBV	EP
2016-11-02	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2016-11-02	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2016-11-02	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2016-11-02	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2016-09-30	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
2016-07-20	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
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2016-06-17	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Reposable clip applier

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