EP3383248A4 - MEDICAL ENDOSCOPES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - Google Patents

MEDICAL ENDOSCOPES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3383248A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: systems; methods; medical endoscopes; endoscopes; medical
Prior art date: 2015-12-03
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

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EP16871676.9A

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John Langell

Lane Brooks

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Xenocor Inc

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Xenocor Inc

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2015-12-03

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2016-12-02

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2019-07-17

2015-12-03 Priority claimed from US14/958,728 external-priority patent/US9943214B2/en

2016-12-02 Application filed by Xenocor Inc filed Critical Xenocor Inc

2018-10-10 Publication of EP3383248A1 publication Critical patent/EP3383248A1/en

2019-07-17 Publication of EP3383248A4 publication Critical patent/EP3383248A4/en

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EP16871676.9A 2015-12-03 2016-12-02 MEDICAL ENDOSCOPES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF Withdrawn EP3383248A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US14/958,728 US9943214B2 (en)	2014-07-02	2015-12-03	Medical borescopes and related methods and systems
PCT/US2016/064846 WO2017096316A1 (en)	2015-12-03	2016-12-02	Medical borescopes and related methods and systems

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EP3383248A1 EP3383248A1 (en)	2018-10-10
EP3383248A4 true EP3383248A4 (en)	2019-07-17

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EP (1)	EP3383248A4 (en)
JP (2)	JP6944937B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR102655475B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN108430304A (en)
BR (1)	BR112018011280A2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2017096316A1 (en)

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