The invention relates generally to the attachment of a vascular prosthesis to a native vessel, and in particular, to a method and system of devices for the repair of diseased and/or damaged sections of a vessel.
The weakening of a vessel wall from damaged or diseased can lead to vessel dilatation and the formation of an aneurysm. Left untreated, an aneurysm can grow in size and will eventually rupture.
For example, aneurysms of the aorta primarily occur in abdominal region, usually in the infrarenal area between the renal arteries and the aortic bifurcation. Aneurysms can also occur in the thoracic region between the aortic arch and renal arteries. The rupture of an aortic aneurysm results in massive hemorrhaging and has a high rate of mortality.
Open surgical replacement of a diseased or damaged section of vessel can eliminate the risk of vessel rupture. In this procedure, the diseased or damaged section of vessel is removed and a prosthetic graft, made either in a straight of bifurcated configuration, is installed and then permanently attached and sealed to the ends of the native vessel by suture. The prosthetic grafts for these procedures are usually unsupported woven tubes and are typically made from polyester, ePTFE or other suitable materials. The grafts are longitudinally unsupported so they can accommodate changes in the morphology of the aneurysm and native vessel. However, these procedures require a large surgical incision and have a high rate of morbidity and mortality. In addition, many patients are unsuitable for this type of major surgery due to other co morbidities.
Endovascular aneurysm repair has been introduced to overcome the problems associated with open surgical repair. The aneurysm is bridged with a vascular prosthesis, which is placed intraluminally. Typically these prosthetic grafts for aortic aneurysms are delivered collapsed on a catheter through the femoral artery. These grafts are usually designed with a fabric material attached to a metallic scaffolding (stent) structure, which expands or is expanded to contact the internal diameter of the vessel. Unlike open surgical aneurysm repair, intraluminally deployed grafts are not sutured to the native vessel, but rely on either barbs extending from the stent, which penetrate into the native vessel during deployment, or the radial expansion force of the stent itself is utilized to hold the graft in position. These graft attachment means do not provide the same level of attachment when compared to suture and can damage the native vessel upon deployment.
Accordingly, there is a need for an endovascular aneurysm repair system that first provides a prosthetic graft, which can adapt to changes in aneurysm morphology and be deployed without damaging the native vessel and second, a separate endovascular fastening system that provides permanent graft attachment to the vessel wall.
The methods and apparatus for implanting radially expandable prostheses is the body lumens are described. In particular, the present invention provides improved methods and systems for implanting vascular stents and stent-grafts into blood vessels, including both arterial and venous systems. In the exemplary embodiments, stent-grafts are placed in vasculature to reinforce aneurysms, particularly abdominal aortic aneurysms.
In the first aspect of the present invention, a radially expandable prosthesis is placed in a body lumen by first expanding at least one scaffold of the prosthesis at or near an implantation site within the body lumen, e.g., at or from vasculature on one side of an aneurysm. After expanding the scaffold of the prosthesis, a plurality of fasteners are introduced through the prosthesis in the region in the scaffold to anchor the scaffold in place. The scaffold may be elastic, typically comprised of a shape memory alloy elastic stainless steel, or the like. For elastic scaffolds, expanding typically comprises releasing the scaffolding from constraint to permit the scaffold to self-expand at the implantation site. The constraint may be radial constraint, i.e., placement of a tubular catheter, delivery sheath, or the like over the scaffold in order to maintain the scaffold in a radially reduced configuration. Expansion is then achieved by pulling back on the catheter sheath to permit the scaffold to return to its larger diameter configuration. Alternatively, the scaffold may be constrained in an axially elongated configuration, e.g., by attaching either end of the scaffold to an internal tube, rod, catheter or the like, to maintain the scaffold in the elongated, reduced diameter configuration. The scaffold may then be released from such axial constraint in order to permit self-expansion.
Alternatively, the scaffold may be formed from a malleable material, such as malleable stainless steel of other metals. Expansion may then comprise applying a radially expansive force within the scaffold to cause expansion, e.g., inflating a scaffold delivery catheter within the side of the scaffolding order to affect the expansion.
The vascular prosthesis may have a wide variety of conventional configurations. In the preferred placement of the vascular stent-graft, prosthesis would typically comprise a fabric other blood semi-impermeable flexible barrier which is supported by a scaffold, typically in the form of a stent. A stent can have any conventional stent configurations, such as zigzag, serpentine, expanding diamond, or combinations thereof. The stent structure may extend the entire length of the graft, and in some instances will be longer than the fabric components of the graft. Alternatively, the stent will cover only a small portion of the prosthesis, e.g., being present on at 1, 2, or 3 ends. The stent may have three or more ends when it is configured to treat bifurcated vascular regions, such as the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms when the stent graft extends into the iliac arteries. In certain instances, the stents may be spaced apart along the entire length, or at least a major portion of the entire length, of the stent-graft, where individual stent structures are not connected to each other directly, but rather connected to the fabric or other flexible component of the graft.
Introduction of the fasteners will typically be effected after the prosthesis has been initially placed. That is initial placement will be achieved by self-expansion or balloon expansion, after which the prosthesis is secured or anchored in place by the introduction of a plurality of individual fasteners, preferably helical fasteners which are rotated and “screwed into” the prosthesis and vessel wall. Fasteners may be placed through the fabric only, i.e., avoiding the scaffold structure. Alternately, the fasteners can be introduced into and through portions of the scaffold structure, optionally through receptacles or apertures which have been specially configured to receive the fasteners. In some cases, of course, fasteners will be introduced both through the fabric and through of over the scaffold structure.
In the exemplary embodiment, the fasteners are helical fasteners, which are introduced singly, i.e., one at a time, in a circumferentially spaced-apart pattern over an interior wall of the prosthesis. Usually, the fasteners will be introduced using a fastener applier which carries a single fastener. Fastener appliers which carry a single fastener can have a lower profile and may be more effective and less traumatic than fastener appliers which carry multiple fasteners. The present invention, however, does contemplate that in certain embodiments the fastener applier may carry multiple fasteners. Moreover, the fastener applier may simultaneously deploy multiple fasteners in the preferred circumferentially spaced-apart space pattern described above. Usually, from 2-12 fasteners will be applied at each end of the prosthesis to be anchored. The 2-12 fasteners will usually be applied in a single circumferentially space-apart row that may be applied in more than one row with individual fasteners being axially aligned or circumferentially staggered. In a preferred embodiment, the intraluminal fastener applier of the present invention comprises a guide component and an applier component. The guide component, for example, comprises a tubular body having a deflectable distal tip and, optionally, a stabilizer for holding the deflected tip against a location in the graft to which the fastener is to be applied. The applier component is insertable through a lumen of the guide component and carries at least a single helical or other fastener. A rotation driver is provided for rotating and advancing the helical fastener so that it penetrates the graft and underlying vessel wall to anchor the graft firmly in place.
The invention will be understood from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
In another embodiment of the invention a separate tubular device could be used in cooperation with the directing device and to access the vessel. This separate tubular device could incorporate the stabilizing devices used above with the directing device.
It will be appreciated that the components and/or features of the preferred embodiments described herein may be used together or separately, while the depicted methods and devices may be combined or modified in whole or in part. It is contemplated that the components of the directing device, fastener applier and helical fastener may be alternately oriented relative to each other, for example, offset, bi-axial, etc. Further, it will be understood that the various embodiments may be used in additional procedures not described herein, such as vascular trauma, arterial dissections, artificial heart valve attachment and attachment of other prosthetic device within the vascular system and generally within the body.
The preferred embodiments of the invention are described above in detail for the purpose of setting forth a complete disclosure and for the sake of explanation and clarity. Those skilled in the art will envision other modifications within the scope and sprit of the present disclosure.
This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/166,411, filed on Jun. 24, 2005, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/271,334, filed Oct. 15, 2002, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/333,937, filed on Nov. 28, 2001. The contents of all these disclosures are incorporated herein in their entirety.
Number | Name | Date | Kind |
---|---|---|---|
2033039 | Limpert | Mar 1936 | A |
3499222 | Linkow et al. | Mar 1970 | A |
3686740 | Shiley | Aug 1972 | A |
3799172 | Szpur | Mar 1974 | A |
4140126 | Choudhury | Feb 1979 | A |
4255820 | Rothermel et al. | Mar 1981 | A |
4307722 | Evans | Dec 1981 | A |
4580568 | Gianturco | Apr 1986 | A |
4586923 | Gould et al. | May 1986 | A |
4625597 | Cast | Dec 1986 | A |
4694827 | Weiner et al. | Sep 1987 | A |
4781682 | Patel | Nov 1988 | A |
4822345 | Danforth | Apr 1989 | A |
4898577 | Badger et al. | Feb 1990 | A |
4899747 | Garren et al. | Feb 1990 | A |
4921484 | Hillstead | May 1990 | A |
4990151 | Wallsten | Feb 1991 | A |
4994071 | MacGregor | Feb 1991 | A |
5030204 | Badger et al. | Jul 1991 | A |
5042707 | Taheri | Aug 1991 | A |
5044519 | Aoyama | Sep 1991 | A |
5071407 | Termin et al. | Dec 1991 | A |
5104399 | Lazarus | Apr 1992 | A |
5185004 | Lashinski et al. | Feb 1993 | A |
5192314 | Daskalakis | Mar 1993 | A |
5195968 | Lundquist et al. | Mar 1993 | A |
5199950 | Schmitt et al. | Apr 1993 | A |
5207695 | Trout, III | May 1993 | A |
5282824 | Gianturco | Feb 1994 | A |
5290295 | Querals et al. | Mar 1994 | A |
5318525 | West et al. | Jun 1994 | A |
5320630 | Ahmed | Jun 1994 | A |
5330490 | Wilk et al. | Jul 1994 | A |
5330503 | Yoon | Jul 1994 | A |
5334196 | Scott et al. | Aug 1994 | A |
5352197 | Hammersmark et al. | Oct 1994 | A |
5364351 | Heinzelman et al. | Nov 1994 | A |
5383880 | Hooven et al. | Jan 1995 | A |
5387235 | Chuter | Feb 1995 | A |
5409498 | Braddock et al. | Apr 1995 | A |
5456713 | Chuter | Oct 1995 | A |
5456714 | Owen | Oct 1995 | A |
5470337 | Moss | Nov 1995 | A |
5474568 | Scott | Dec 1995 | A |
5480382 | Hammerslag et al. | Jan 1996 | A |
5480423 | Ravenscroft et al. | Jan 1996 | A |
5489295 | Piplani et al. | Feb 1996 | A |
5522881 | Lentz | Jun 1996 | A |
5531686 | Lundquist et al. | Jul 1996 | A |
5534007 | St. Germain et al. | Jul 1996 | A |
5562728 | Lazarus et al. | Oct 1996 | A |
5571171 | Barone et al. | Nov 1996 | A |
5571173 | Parodi | Nov 1996 | A |
5582616 | Bolduc et al. | Dec 1996 | A |
5591195 | Taheri et al. | Jan 1997 | A |
5609627 | Goicoechea et al. | Mar 1997 | A |
5626613 | Schmieding | May 1997 | A |
5628788 | Pinchuk | May 1997 | A |
5632772 | Alcime et al. | May 1997 | A |
5634936 | Linden et al. | Jun 1997 | A |
5639278 | Dereume et al. | Jun 1997 | A |
5662675 | Polanskyj Stockert et al. | Sep 1997 | A |
5662683 | Kay | Sep 1997 | A |
5662700 | Lazarus | Sep 1997 | A |
5676696 | Marcade | Oct 1997 | A |
5676697 | McDonald | Oct 1997 | A |
5683450 | Goicoechea et al. | Nov 1997 | A |
5693084 | Chuter | Dec 1997 | A |
5693086 | Goicoechea et al. | Dec 1997 | A |
5700269 | Pinchuk et al. | Dec 1997 | A |
5702343 | Alferness | Dec 1997 | A |
5702365 | King | Dec 1997 | A |
5702408 | Wales et al. | Dec 1997 | A |
5707376 | Kavteladze et al. | Jan 1998 | A |
5713907 | Bogendijk et al. | Feb 1998 | A |
5733325 | Robinson et al. | Mar 1998 | A |
5749921 | Lenker et al. | May 1998 | A |
5755777 | Chuter | May 1998 | A |
5762458 | Wang et al. | Jun 1998 | A |
5769884 | Solovay | Jun 1998 | A |
5776142 | Gunderson | Jul 1998 | A |
5779731 | Leavitt | Jul 1998 | A |
5782844 | Yoon et al. | Jul 1998 | A |
5797933 | Snow et al. | Aug 1998 | A |
5800528 | Lederman et al. | Sep 1998 | A |
5810882 | Bolduc et al. | Sep 1998 | A |
5814016 | Valley et al. | Sep 1998 | A |
5824008 | Bolduc et al. | Oct 1998 | A |
5824037 | Fogarty et al. | Oct 1998 | A |
5824041 | Lenker et al. | Oct 1998 | A |
5830221 | Stein et al. | Nov 1998 | A |
5830229 | Konya et al. | Nov 1998 | A |
5843160 | Rhodes | Dec 1998 | A |
5855565 | Bar-Cohen et al. | Jan 1999 | A |
5855598 | Pinchuk | Jan 1999 | A |
5861003 | Latson et al. | Jan 1999 | A |
5865791 | Whayne | Feb 1999 | A |
5876432 | Lau et al. | Mar 1999 | A |
5904713 | Leschinsky | May 1999 | A |
5906619 | Olson et al. | May 1999 | A |
5906641 | Thompson et al. | May 1999 | A |
5916263 | Goicoechea et al. | Jun 1999 | A |
5944750 | Tanner et al. | Aug 1999 | A |
5957940 | Tanner et al. | Sep 1999 | A |
5964772 | Bolduc et al. | Oct 1999 | A |
5968053 | Revelas | Oct 1999 | A |
5972003 | Rousseau et al. | Oct 1999 | A |
5972023 | Tanner et al. | Oct 1999 | A |
5980548 | Evans et al. | Nov 1999 | A |
5993401 | Inbe et al. | Nov 1999 | A |
5993466 | Yoon | Nov 1999 | A |
5997556 | Tanner | Dec 1999 | A |
6016810 | Ravenscroft | Jan 2000 | A |
6024703 | Zanelli et al. | Feb 2000 | A |
6024763 | Lenker et al. | Feb 2000 | A |
6027462 | Greene et al. | Feb 2000 | A |
6070589 | Keith et al. | Jun 2000 | A |
6074418 | Buchanan et al. | Jun 2000 | A |
6077214 | Mortier et al. | Jun 2000 | A |
6077297 | Robinson et al. | Jun 2000 | A |
6086582 | Altman et al. | Jul 2000 | A |
6090137 | Schmitt | Jul 2000 | A |
6123722 | Fogarty et al. | Sep 2000 | A |
6126685 | Lenker et al. | Oct 2000 | A |
6129685 | Howard, III | Oct 2000 | A |
6145509 | Tanner | Nov 2000 | A |
6146339 | Biagtan et al. | Nov 2000 | A |
6152144 | Lesh et al. | Nov 2000 | A |
6162168 | Schweich, Jr. et al. | Dec 2000 | A |
6168610 | Marin et al. | Jan 2001 | B1 |
6174323 | Biggs et al. | Jan 2001 | B1 |
6179809 | Khairkhahan et al. | Jan 2001 | B1 |
6197049 | Shaolian et al. | Mar 2001 | B1 |
6203550 | Olson | Mar 2001 | B1 |
6203568 | Lombardi et al. | Mar 2001 | B1 |
6206827 | Chin et al. | Mar 2001 | B1 |
6217597 | Tanner | Apr 2001 | B1 |
6224540 | Lederman et al. | May 2001 | B1 |
6231561 | Frazier et al. | May 2001 | B1 |
6248118 | Tanner et al. | Jun 2001 | B1 |
6250974 | Kerek | Jun 2001 | B1 |
6258021 | Wilk | Jul 2001 | B1 |
6258119 | Hussein et al. | Jul 2001 | B1 |
6270516 | Tanner et al. | Aug 2001 | B1 |
6273858 | Fox et al. | Aug 2001 | B1 |
6286514 | Lemelson | Sep 2001 | B1 |
6287315 | Wijeratne et al. | Sep 2001 | B1 |
6287335 | Drasler et al. | Sep 2001 | B1 |
6293906 | Vanden Hoek et al. | Sep 2001 | B1 |
6296656 | Bolduc et al. | Oct 2001 | B1 |
6302906 | Goicoechea et al. | Oct 2001 | B1 |
6309403 | Minor et al. | Oct 2001 | B1 |
6319278 | Quinn | Nov 2001 | B1 |
6336933 | Parodi | Jan 2002 | B1 |
6343605 | Lafontaine | Feb 2002 | B1 |
6346118 | Baker et al. | Feb 2002 | B1 |
6352561 | Leopold et al. | Mar 2002 | B1 |
6361556 | Chuter | Mar 2002 | B1 |
6368345 | Dehdashtian et al. | Apr 2002 | B1 |
6371919 | Tanner et al. | Apr 2002 | B1 |
6398803 | Layne et al. | Jun 2002 | B1 |
6402680 | Mortier et al. | Jun 2002 | B2 |
6402780 | Williamson, IV et al. | Jun 2002 | B2 |
6406420 | McCarthy et al. | Jun 2002 | B1 |
6409757 | Trout, III et al. | Jun 2002 | B1 |
6416365 | Iwahori | Jul 2002 | B1 |
6416522 | Strecker | Jul 2002 | B1 |
6423059 | Hanson et al. | Jul 2002 | B1 |
6425856 | Shapland et al. | Jul 2002 | B1 |
6428565 | Wisselink | Aug 2002 | B1 |
6454796 | Barkman et al. | Sep 2002 | B1 |
6458152 | Khosravi et al. | Oct 2002 | B1 |
6461365 | Bolduc et al. | Oct 2002 | B2 |
6468260 | Bumbalough et al. | Oct 2002 | B1 |
6482224 | Michler et al. | Nov 2002 | B1 |
6520974 | Tanner et al. | Feb 2003 | B2 |
6544253 | Tanner | Apr 2003 | B1 |
6558425 | Rockwood, Jr. | May 2003 | B2 |
6562051 | Bolduc et al. | May 2003 | B1 |
6565597 | Fearnot et al. | May 2003 | B1 |
6576009 | Ryan et al. | Jun 2003 | B2 |
6580417 | Rosenberg et al. | Jun 2003 | B2 |
6592593 | Parodi et al. | Jul 2003 | B1 |
6592615 | Marcade et al. | Jul 2003 | B1 |
6595912 | Lau et al. | Jul 2003 | B2 |
6607555 | Patterson et al. | Aug 2003 | B2 |
6616684 | Vidlund et al. | Sep 2003 | B1 |
6639278 | Sumida et al. | Oct 2003 | B2 |
6652555 | Vantassel et al. | Nov 2003 | B1 |
6652572 | Kugler et al. | Nov 2003 | B2 |
6663558 | Lau et al. | Dec 2003 | B2 |
6675809 | Stack et al. | Jan 2004 | B2 |
6685620 | Gifford, III et al. | Feb 2004 | B2 |
6702763 | Murphy et al. | Mar 2004 | B2 |
6702844 | Lazarus | Mar 2004 | B1 |
6709442 | Miller et al. | Mar 2004 | B2 |
6719174 | Swift | Apr 2004 | B1 |
6730119 | Smalling | May 2004 | B1 |
6746460 | Gannoe et al. | Jun 2004 | B2 |
6800081 | Parodi | Oct 2004 | B2 |
6878164 | Kujawski et al. | Apr 2005 | B2 |
6929661 | Bolduc et al. | Aug 2005 | B2 |
6960217 | Bolduc | Nov 2005 | B2 |
6984241 | Lubbers et al. | Jan 2006 | B2 |
6986775 | Morales et al. | Jan 2006 | B2 |
6986784 | Weiser et al. | Jan 2006 | B1 |
7033384 | Gannoe et al. | Apr 2006 | B2 |
7037343 | Imran | May 2006 | B2 |
7060021 | Wilk | Jun 2006 | B1 |
7060023 | French et al. | Jun 2006 | B2 |
7081086 | Lau et al. | Jul 2006 | B2 |
7081129 | Chobotov | Jul 2006 | B2 |
7128754 | Bolduc | Oct 2006 | B2 |
7147657 | Chiang et al. | Dec 2006 | B2 |
7155295 | Lau et al. | Dec 2006 | B2 |
7179225 | Shluzas et al. | Feb 2007 | B2 |
7306623 | Watson | Dec 2007 | B2 |
7335213 | Hyde et al. | Feb 2008 | B1 |
7361137 | Taylor et al. | Apr 2008 | B2 |
7404824 | Webler et al. | Jul 2008 | B1 |
7422558 | Lau et al. | Sep 2008 | B2 |
7491232 | Bolduc et al. | Feb 2009 | B2 |
7544198 | Parodi et al. | Jun 2009 | B2 |
7563267 | Goldfarb et al. | Jul 2009 | B2 |
7591842 | Parodi | Sep 2009 | B2 |
7637932 | Bolduc et al. | Dec 2009 | B2 |
7704269 | St. Goar et al. | Apr 2010 | B2 |
7727189 | Vantassel et al. | Jun 2010 | B2 |
7753922 | Starksen | Jul 2010 | B2 |
7811295 | Kortenbach | Oct 2010 | B2 |
7823267 | Bolduc et al. | Nov 2010 | B2 |
7828838 | Bolduc et al. | Nov 2010 | B2 |
7959663 | Bolduc | Jun 2011 | B2 |
7959670 | Bolduc | Jun 2011 | B2 |
8075570 | Bolduc et al. | Dec 2011 | B2 |
8080050 | Chiang et al. | Dec 2011 | B2 |
8083752 | Bolduc | Dec 2011 | B2 |
8092519 | Bolduc | Jan 2012 | B2 |
8231639 | Bolduc et al. | Jul 2012 | B2 |
8685044 | Bolduc et al. | Apr 2014 | B2 |
8690897 | Bolduc | Apr 2014 | B2 |
9023065 | Bolduc et al. | May 2015 | B2 |
20010041821 | Wilk | Nov 2001 | A1 |
20010047199 | Wijay | Nov 2001 | A1 |
20020026144 | Patterson | Feb 2002 | A1 |
20020029077 | Leopold et al. | Mar 2002 | A1 |
20020058855 | Schweich, Jr. et al. | May 2002 | A1 |
20020065485 | DuBois et al. | May 2002 | A1 |
20020087169 | Brock et al. | Jul 2002 | A1 |
20020099432 | Yee | Jul 2002 | A1 |
20020133054 | Murphy et al. | Sep 2002 | A1 |
20020156365 | Tsekos | Oct 2002 | A1 |
20020156521 | Ryan et al. | Oct 2002 | A1 |
20020183827 | Derus et al. | Dec 2002 | A1 |
20030018358 | Saadat | Jan 2003 | A1 |
20030060674 | Gifford, III et al. | Mar 2003 | A1 |
20030078465 | Pai et al. | Apr 2003 | A1 |
20030100943 | Bolduc | May 2003 | A1 |
20030105384 | Sharkey et al. | Jun 2003 | A1 |
20030105519 | Fasol et al. | Jun 2003 | A1 |
20030130731 | Vidlund et al. | Jul 2003 | A1 |
20030149463 | Solymar et al. | Aug 2003 | A1 |
20030158570 | Ferrazzi | Aug 2003 | A1 |
20030163085 | Tanner et al. | Aug 2003 | A1 |
20030204249 | Letort | Oct 2003 | A1 |
20030233140 | Hartley et al. | Dec 2003 | A1 |
20040002731 | Aganon et al. | Jan 2004 | A1 |
20040039405 | Petrovic et al. | Feb 2004 | A1 |
20040044364 | Devries et al. | Mar 2004 | A1 |
20040049207 | Goldfarb et al. | Mar 2004 | A1 |
20040054352 | Adams et al. | Mar 2004 | A1 |
20040093057 | Bolduc et al. | May 2004 | A1 |
20040127916 | Bolduc et al. | Jul 2004 | A1 |
20040138734 | Chobotov et al. | Jul 2004 | A1 |
20040153143 | Quiachon et al. | Aug 2004 | A1 |
20040186566 | Hindrichs et al. | Sep 2004 | A1 |
20040206363 | Mccarthy et al. | Oct 2004 | A1 |
20040210304 | Seguin et al. | Oct 2004 | A1 |
20040243170 | Suresh et al. | Dec 2004 | A1 |
20040254594 | Alfaro | Dec 2004 | A1 |
20040260322 | Rudko et al. | Dec 2004 | A1 |
20040260383 | Stelter et al. | Dec 2004 | A1 |
20050038506 | Webler et al. | Feb 2005 | A1 |
20050043790 | Seguin | Feb 2005 | A1 |
20050070992 | Bolduc et al. | Mar 2005 | A1 |
20050113906 | Bolduc et al. | May 2005 | A9 |
20050154401 | Weldon et al. | Jul 2005 | A1 |
20050177180 | Kaganov et al. | Aug 2005 | A1 |
20050187613 | Bolduc | Aug 2005 | A1 |
20050197716 | Sharkey et al. | Sep 2005 | A1 |
20050215874 | Wang et al. | Sep 2005 | A1 |
20050240258 | Bolduc et al. | Oct 2005 | A1 |
20050240260 | Bolduc | Oct 2005 | A1 |
20060100640 | Bolduc et al. | May 2006 | A1 |
20060111692 | Hlavka et al. | May 2006 | A1 |
20060184224 | Angel | Aug 2006 | A1 |
20060253186 | Bates | Nov 2006 | A1 |
20060259125 | Peacock, III | Nov 2006 | A1 |
20060287661 | Bolduc et al. | Dec 2006 | A1 |
20070021753 | Bolduc et al. | Jan 2007 | A1 |
20070021829 | Bolduc et al. | Jan 2007 | A1 |
20070032860 | Brooks et al. | Feb 2007 | A1 |
20070073389 | Bolduc et al. | Mar 2007 | A1 |
20070083255 | Chiang et al. | Apr 2007 | A1 |
20080065117 | Bolduc et al. | Mar 2008 | A1 |
20080065189 | Bolduc | Mar 2008 | A1 |
20080065191 | Bolduc et al. | Mar 2008 | A1 |
20080097489 | Goldfarb et al. | Apr 2008 | A1 |
20080132996 | Drasler et al. | Jun 2008 | A1 |
20090082852 | Bolduc et al. | Mar 2009 | A1 |
20090099650 | Bolduc et al. | Apr 2009 | A1 |
20090112302 | Stafford | Apr 2009 | A1 |
20090112303 | Bolduc | Apr 2009 | A1 |
20090138072 | Gendreau | May 2009 | A1 |
20100094400 | Bolduc et al. | Apr 2010 | A1 |
20110087320 | Bolduc et al. | Apr 2011 | A1 |
20110238088 | Bolduc et al. | Sep 2011 | A1 |
20110276062 | Bolduc | Nov 2011 | A1 |
20120316578 | Bolduc et al. | Dec 2012 | A1 |
20140194902 | Bolduc et al. | Jul 2014 | A1 |
20140214051 | Bolduc | Jul 2014 | A1 |
20150127015 | Bolduc et al. | May 2015 | A1 |
Number | Date | Country |
---|---|---|
2002353807 | Jun 2003 | AU |
2004277897 | Apr 2005 | AU |
2005235108 | Nov 2005 | AU |
2008243229 | Dec 2008 | AU |
2004287355 | Jun 2011 | AU |
2006305688 | Dec 2012 | AU |
2011253682 | Jan 2014 | AU |
2011224089 | Jul 2014 | AU |
2265131 | Sep 1999 | CA |
2344252 | Mar 2000 | CA |
2729464 | Jun 2003 | CA |
2539265 | May 2005 | CA |
2626505 | Apr 2007 | CA |
2626106 | May 2007 | CA |
2625082 | Jul 2008 | CA |
2740831 | Apr 2010 | CA |
2464048 | Jun 2010 | CA |
2464900 | Apr 2011 | CA |
2554022 | Nov 2012 | CA |
2546721 | Sep 2013 | CA |
1019461 | Dec 1992 | CN |
1422139 | Jun 2003 | CN |
1596087 | Mar 2005 | CN |
1596088 | Mar 2005 | CN |
1856280 | Nov 2006 | CN |
1870949 | Nov 2006 | CN |
1870951 | Nov 2006 | CN |
1997318 | Jul 2007 | CN |
101151002 | Mar 2008 | CN |
101267788 | Sep 2008 | CN |
101330882 | Dec 2008 | CN |
101352375 | Jan 2009 | CN |
101360466 | Feb 2009 | CN |
101460104 | Jun 2009 | CN |
101466316 | Jun 2009 | CN |
100525719 | Aug 2009 | CN |
101330882 | Apr 2011 | CN |
101466316 | Jun 2012 | CN |
3333427 | May 1991 | DE |
69228184 | Sep 1999 | DE |
10034105 | Apr 2002 | DE |
10297483 | Dec 2004 | DE |
0 321 912 | Jun 1989 | EP |
0 663 184 | Jul 1995 | EP |
0835642 | Feb 2002 | EP |
1 369 098 | Dec 2003 | EP |
1 440 673 | Jul 2004 | EP |
1448117 | Aug 2004 | EP |
1675528 | Jul 2006 | EP |
1725172 | Nov 2006 | EP |
1734872 | Dec 2006 | EP |
1948080 | Jul 2008 | EP |
2119416 | Nov 2009 | EP |
2349086 | Aug 2011 | EP |
2349087 | Aug 2011 | EP |
2299548 | Aug 1976 | FR |
2865926 | Aug 2005 | FR |
2396824 | Jul 2004 | GB |
2417208 | Feb 2006 | GB |
1073240 | Aug 2009 | HK |
2001509398 | Jul 2001 | JP |
2001522292 | Nov 2001 | JP |
2001-526574 | Dec 2001 | JP |
2002526193 | Aug 2002 | JP |
2005046648 | Feb 2005 | JP |
2005510293 | Apr 2005 | JP |
2005510303 | Apr 2005 | JP |
2007508894 | Apr 2007 | JP |
2007508895 | Apr 2007 | JP |
2007523694 | Aug 2007 | JP |
2007535339 | Dec 2007 | JP |
2009512497 | Mar 2009 | JP |
2009512498 | Mar 2009 | JP |
2009512499 | Mar 2009 | JP |
2009078172 | Apr 2009 | JP |
2009095684 | May 2009 | JP |
2009106763 | May 2009 | JP |
2009106768 | May 2009 | JP |
2009106775 | May 2009 | JP |
2009112827 | May 2009 | JP |
2009519046 | May 2009 | JP |
4405262 | Jan 2010 | JP |
10506026 | Feb 2010 | JP |
2010051786 | Mar 2010 | JP |
4465359 | May 2010 | JP |
2011062570 | Mar 2011 | JP |
4699445 | Jun 2011 | JP |
WO-9300868 | Jan 1993 | WO |
WO-9521592 | Aug 1995 | WO |
WO-9603925 | Feb 1996 | WO |
WO-9703616 | Feb 1997 | WO |
WO-9703616 | Feb 1997 | WO |
WO-9712562 | Apr 1997 | WO |
WO-9717039 | May 1997 | WO |
WO-9717913 | May 1997 | WO |
WO-9811814 | Mar 1998 | WO |
WO-9853761 | Dec 1998 | WO |
WO-9930637 | Jun 1999 | WO |
WO-9933402 | Jul 1999 | WO |
WO-9933402 | Sep 1999 | WO |
WO-9953845 | Oct 1999 | WO |
WO-9953845 | Oct 1999 | WO |
WO-0064357 | Jan 2000 | WO |
WO-0016701 | Mar 2000 | WO |
WO-0035350 | Jun 2000 | WO |
WO-0160432 | Aug 2001 | WO |
WO-03032870 | Apr 2003 | WO |
WO-03045283 | Jun 2003 | WO |
WO-03045467 | Jun 2003 | WO |
WO-03045467 | Jun 2003 | WO |
WO-03079935 | Oct 2003 | WO |
WO-2004008975 | Jan 2004 | WO |
WO-2004021872 | Mar 2004 | WO |
WO-2005032333 | Apr 2005 | WO |
WO-2005032333 | Apr 2005 | WO |
WO-2005037076 | Apr 2005 | WO |
WO-2005044073 | May 2005 | WO |
WO-2005044073 | May 2005 | WO |
WO-2005044147 | May 2005 | WO |
WO-2005044148 | May 2005 | WO |
WO-2005067660 | Jul 2005 | WO |
WO-2005081936 | Sep 2005 | WO |
WO-2005102181 | Nov 2005 | WO |
WO-2007046955 | Apr 2007 | WO |
WO-2007046955 | Apr 2007 | WO |
WO-2007047023 | Apr 2007 | WO |
WO-2007047023 | Apr 2007 | WO |
WO-2005067660 | Apr 2007 | WO |
WO-2007046953 | Apr 2007 | WO |
WO-2007046954 | Apr 2007 | WO |
WO-2007053233 | May 2007 | WO |
WO-2007046953 | Jun 2007 | WO |
WO-2005081936 | Nov 2007 | WO |
WO-2007053233 | Jan 2008 | WO |
WO-2007046954 | Nov 2008 | WO |
WO-2010004856 | Jan 2010 | WO |
WO-2010044851 | Apr 2010 | WO |
WO-2010044854 | Apr 2010 | WO |
WO-2010044855 | Apr 2010 | WO |
WO-2010044856 | Apr 2010 | WO |
Entry |
---|
Anonymous. (1995). “5mm Origin Tacker™ It Runs in Circles Around Staples,” Guidant Origin Advertising Literature, 2 pages. |
Gadacz, T. et al. (Nov. 1995). “The Spiral Tacker: A New Technique for Stabilizing Prosthetic Mesh in Laparoscopic Hernia Repair,” Surgical Rounds 461-467. |
Medical Technologies. (Oct. 1995). “Laparoscopic Surgery,” Medical Data International, Inc. MedPro p. 190. |
Newman, L. et al. (1995). “Tacker-Assisted TAPP Procedure,” Circa, 2 pages. |
Hatchett, R.L. et al. (1995). “Extraperitoneal Endoscopic Burch Repair Using a Tacker Mesh Technique,” Circa 1-4. |
Non-final Office Action mailed May 18, 2004, for U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, filed Oct. 15, 2002, 8 pages. |
Examiner's Interview Summary mailed Feb. 11, 2005, for U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, filed Oct. 15, 2002, 1 page. |
Non-Final Office Action mailed Oct. 6, 2008, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,427, filed Sep. 29, 2006, 9 pages. |
Final Office Action mailed Jul. 21, 2009, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,427, filed Sep. 29, 2006, 8 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action mailed May 20, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,752, filed Oct. 30, 2007, 5 pages. |
Final Office Action mailed Dec. 22, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,752, filed Oct. 30, 2007, 6 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action mailed Sep. 3, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,753, filed Oct. 30, 2007, 7 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action mailed Jan. 27, 2006, for U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, filed Sep. 24, 2003, 5 pages. |
Final Office Action mailed Jan. 25, 2008, for U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, filed Sep. 24, 2003, 7 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed Oct. 8, 2008, for U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, filed Sep. 24, 2003, 6 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed Mar. 9, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,444, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 6 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed Jun. 29, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,444, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 6 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action mailed Oct. 1, 2009, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 5 pages. |
Final Office Action mailed Jun. 30, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 10 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action mailed Feb. 3, 2011, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 8 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action mailed Mar. 30, 2009, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,950, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 5 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed Feb. 26, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,950, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 4 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed Jun. 22, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,950, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 4 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action mailed May 14, 2008, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/255,116, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 14 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed Aug. 10, 2009, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/255,116, filed Oct. 20, 2005, 4 pages. |
Non-Final Office Action mailed Sep. 1, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, filed Jul. 18, 2006, 7 pages. |
International Search Report mailed Jul. 8, 2008, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2006/033747, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/046954, 2 pages. |
Written Opinion mailed Jul. 8, 2008, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2006/033747, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/046954, 3 pages. |
International Search Report mailed on Feb. 24, 2006, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2004/029402, filed on Sep. 10, 2004, published on Apr. 14, 2005, as WO 2005/032333, 3 pages. |
Written Opinion mailed on Feb. 24, 2006, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2004/029402, filed on Sep. 10, 2004, published on Apr. 14, 2005, as WO 2005/032333, 3 pages. |
International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed on Jul. 10, 2006, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2004/029402, filed on Sep. 10, 2004, published on Apr. 14, 2005, as WO 2005/032333, 3 pages. |
International Search Report mailed on Mar. 30, 2007, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2006/033741, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/046953, 2 pages. |
Written Opinion mailed on Mar. 30, 2007, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2006/033741, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/046953, 4 pages. |
International Preliminary Examination Report mailed on Jul. 28, 2007, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2006/033741, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/046953, 5 pages. |
International Search Report mailed on Aug. 15, 2007, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2006/033748, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on May 10, 2007, as WO 2007/053233, 3 pages. |
Written Opinion mailed on Aug. 15, 2007, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2006/033748, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on May 10, 2007, as WO 2007/053233, 5 pages. |
International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed on Jun. 18, 2008, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2006/033748, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on May 10, 2007, as WO 2007/053233, 7 pages. |
International Search Report mailed on Aug. 15, 2007, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US06/033749, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/046955, 3 pages. |
Written Opinion mailed on Aug. 15, 2007, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US06/033749, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/046955, 5 pages. |
International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed on Jun. 18, 2008, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US06/033749, filed on Aug. 29, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/046955, 6 pages. |
International Search Report mailed on Mar. 6, 2003, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US02/32753, filed on Oct. 15, 2002, published on Jun. 5, 2003, as WO 2003/045283, one page. |
Written Opinion mailed on Aug. 26, 2003, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US02/32753, filed on Oct. 15, 2002, published on Jun. 5, 2003, as WO 2003/045283, 4 pages. |
International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed on Sep. 1, 2004, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US02/32753, filed on Oct. 15, 2002, published on Jun. 5, 2003, as WO 2003/045283, 3 pages. |
International Search Report mailed on May 8, 2003, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US02/38365, filed on Nov. 29, 2002, published on Jun. 5, 2003, as WO 2003/045467, 4 pages. |
Written Opinion mailed on Oct. 27, 2003, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US02/38365, filed on Nov. 29, 2002, published on Jun. 5, 2003, as WO 2003/045467, 4 pages. |
International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed on Mar. 1, 2004, for PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US02/38365, filed on Nov. 29, 2002, published on Jun. 5, 2003, as WO 2003/045467, 3 pages. |
International Search Report mailed on Aug. 30, 2007, for PCT/US2006/037085, filed on Sep. 22, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/047023, one page. |
Written Opinion mailed on Aug. 30, 2007, for PCT/US2006/037085, filed on Sep. 22, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/047023, 7 pages. |
International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed on Jul. 24, 2008, for PCT/US2006/037085, filed on Sep. 22, 2006, published on Apr. 26, 2007, as WO 2007/047023, 9 pages. |
Notice of Allowability mailed on Feb. 11, 2005, for U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, filed Oct. 15, 2002, 4 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed on Mar. 17, 2005, for U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, filed Oct. 15, 2002, 3 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed on Aug. 26, 2005, for U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, filed Oct. 15, 2002, 3 pages. |
Non Final Office Action mailed on May 5, 2009, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, filed Jun. 24, 2005, 7 pages. |
Final Office Action mailed on Dec. 3, 2009, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, filed Jun. 24, 2005, 5 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed on Jan. 6, 2011, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, filed Jun. 24, 2005, 4 pages. |
Notice of Allowance mailed Apr. 29, 2011, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,427, filed Sep. 29, 2006, 8 pages. |
Final Office Action mailed May 2, 2011, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,753, filed Oct. 30, 2007, 8 pages. |
Final Office Action mailed on Apr. 13, 2011, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, filed Jul. 18, 2006, 8 pages. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,753, filed Oct. 30, 2007, Systems and Methods for Applying Tissue-Piercing Fasteners. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,428, filed Jun. 24, 2005, Multi-Lumen Prosthesis Systems and Methods. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/495,836, filed Jun. 13, 2012, Systems and Methods for Attaching a Prosthesis Within a Body Lumen or Hollow Organ. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, filed Nov. 26, 2008, Catheter-Based Fastener Implantation Apparatus and Methods. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,428, filed Sep. 29, 2006, Catheter-Based Fastener Implantation Apparatus and Methods. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, filed Oct. 20, 2005, Devices, System, and Methods for Guiding an Operative Tool Into an Interior Body Region. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/942,232, filed Nov. 9, 2010, Devices, Systems and Methods for Prosthesis Delivery and Implementation, Including a Prosthesis Assembly. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/808,216, filed Mar. 24, 2004, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Supporting Tissue and/or Structures Within a Hollow Body Organ. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/365,056, filed Mar. 1, 2006, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Supporting Tissue and/or Structures Within a Hollow Body Organ. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, filed Jun. 9, 2011, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Supporting Tissue and/or Structures Within a Hollow Body Organ. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, filed Nov. 2, 2010, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Prosthesis Delivery and Implantation, Including the Use of a Fastener Tool. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/653,219, filed Dec. 10, 2009, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Prosthesis Delivery and Implantation. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, filed Jul. 18, 2006, Endovascular Aneurysm Devices, Systems, and Methods. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, filed Oct. 16, 2008, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Endovascular Staple and/or Prosthesis Delivery and Implantation. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, filed Oct. 16, 2008, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Endovascular Staple and/or Prosthesis Delivery and Implantation. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, filed Jan. 6, 2004, Prosthesis Systems and Methods Sized and Configured for the Receipt and Retention of Fasteners. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, filed Oct. 31, 2007, Prosthesis Systems and Methods. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,045, filed Oct. 16, 2008, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Endovascular Staple and/or Prosthesis Delivery and Implantation. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,032, filed Oct. 16, 2008, Devices, Systems, and Methods for Endovascular Staple and/or Prosthesis Delivery and Implantation. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Final Office Action mailed Dec. 12, 2006, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 13, 2006, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Non Final Office Action mailed Jun. 12, 2007, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Non Final Office Action mailed Sep. 9, 2009, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/693,255, Examiner Interview Summary mailed Feb. 17, 2005, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/693,255, Non Final Office Action mailed Dec. 9, 2004, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/693,255, Notice of Allowance mailed Mar. 9, 2005, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Final Office Action mailed Jan. 21, 2009, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 26, 2010, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Non Final Office Action mailed Jul. 23, 2007, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Notice of Allowance mailed Mar. 14, 2012, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, Notice of Allowance mailed Aug. 23, 2011, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Final Office Action mailed Oct. 20, 2011, 12 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Advisory Action mailed Jun. 7, 2013, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Final Office Action mailed Mar. 6, 2013, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Non Final Office Action mailed Sep. 14, 2012, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 31, 2011, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Response filed Feb. 1, 2011 to Non Final Office Action mailed Sep. 1, 2010, 12 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Response filed Feb. 13, 2013 to Non Final Office Action mailed Sep. 14, 2012, 10 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Response filed Apr. 26, 2012 to Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 31, 2011, 12 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Response filed May 3, 2013 to Final Office Action mailed Mar. 6, 2013, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Response filed Jul. 2, 2010 to Restriction Requirement mailed Jan. 5, 2010, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Response filed Oct. 13, 2011 to Final Office Action mailed Apr. 13, 2011, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Restriction Requirement mailed Jan. 5, 2010, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,428, Final Office Action mailed Aug. 4, 2011, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,428, Non Final Office Action mailed Nov. 12, 2010, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,752, Notice of Allowance mailed Aug. 31, 2011, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,753, Non Final Office Action mailed Sep. 3, 2010, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Advisory Action mailed Apr. 12, 2013, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Final Office Action mailed Jan. 3, 2012, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Final Office Action mailed Apr. 26, 2012, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 6, 2011, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/653,219, Non Final Office Action mailed May 30, 2012, 16 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, filed Nov. 2, 2010, 120 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, Non Final Office Action mailed Nov. 13, 2012, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, Notice of Allowance mailed May 20, 2013, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, Notice of Allowance mailed Aug. 31, 2011, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, Response filed Apr. 15, 2013 to Non Final Office Action mailed Nov. 13, 2012, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, Response filed Oct. 15, 2012 to Restriction Requirement mailed Sep. 14, 2012, 2 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, Restriction Requirement mailed Sep. 14, 2012, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Final Office Action mailed May 16, 2013, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/162,384, Preliminary Amendment filed Jun. 16, 2011, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/495,836, Non Final Office Action mailed Dec. 26, 2012, 9 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2011224089, First Examiners Report mailed Mar. 27, 2013, 3 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2011253682, Office Action mailed Sep. 27, 2012, 4 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,626,403, Office Action mailed Apr. 2, 2013, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/005627, International Preliminary Examination Report mailed Apr. 7, 2009, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/005627, International Search Report mailed Sep. 25, 2007, 1 pg. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/005627, Written Opinion mailed Sep. 25, 2007, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005604, International Search Report mailed Dec. 11, 2009, 2 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005604, Written Opinion mailed Dec. 11, 2009, 7 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005609, International Search Report mailed Dec. 18, 2009, 2 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005609, Written Opinion mailed Dec. 18, 2009, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, Examiner Interview Summary mailed Feb. 11, 2005, 2 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, Non Final Office Action mailed May 18, 2004, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, Notice of Allowance mailed Feb. 11, 2005, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, Notice of Allowance mailed Aug. 26, 2005, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, Response filed Mar. 15, 2004 to Restriction Requirement mailed Sep. 23, 2003, 1 pg. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, Response filed Nov. 22, 2004 to Non Final Office Action mailed May 18, 2004, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, Restriction Requirement mailed Sep. 23, 2003, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/271,334, Supplemental Response filed Jan. 28, 2005 to Non Final Office Action mailed May 18, 2004, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, 312 Amendment filed Oct. 24, 2011, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Appeal Brief filed Oct. 14, 2010, 15 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Final Office Action mailed Jun. 27, 2008, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Final Office Action mailed Dec. 12, 2006, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 13, 2006, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Non Final Office Action mailed Jun. 12, 2007, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Non Final Office Action mailed Sep. 9, 2009, 16 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Notice of Allowance mailed Jul. 22, 2011, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Preliminary Amendment filed Jul. 22, 2005, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, PTO Response to 312 Amendment mailed Nov. 10, 2011, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Response filed Apr. 9, 2007 to Final Office Action mailed Dec. 12, 2006, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Response filed Jun. 23, 2009 to Final Office Action mailed Jun. 27, 2008, 10 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Response filed Sep. 15, 2006 to Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 13, 2006, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/307,226, Response filed Dec. 14, 2007 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jun. 12, 2007, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Final Office Action mailed Jan. 25, 2008, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Non Final Office Action mailed Jan. 27, 2006, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Notice of Allowance mailed Oct. 8, 2008, 16 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Preliminary Amendment May 6, 2005, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Response filed Mar. 11, 2008 to Final Office Action mailed Jan. 25, 2008, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Response filed May 15, 2006 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jan. 27, 2006, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Response filed Sep. 7, 2007 to Restriction Requirement mailed Jun. 19, 2007, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Response filed Oct. 2, 2006 to Restriction Requirement mailed Jul. 27, 2006, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Restriction Requirement Jul. 27, 2006, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/669,881, Restriction Requirement mailed Jun. 19, 2007, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/692,282, Non Final Office Action mailed Aug. 30, 2005, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/692,282, Notice of Allowance mailed Jun. 13, 2006, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/692,282, Response filed Feb. 22, 2005 to Restriction Requirement mailed Aug. 17, 2004, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/692,282, Response filed Feb. 28, 2006 to Non Final Office Action mailed Aug. 30, 2005, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/692,282, Restriction Requirement mailed Aug. 17, 2004, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/693,255, Response filed Feb. 17, 2005 to Non Final Office Action mailed Dec. 9, 2004, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Final Office Action mailed May 14, 2010, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Final Office Action mailed Jul. 12, 2007, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Final Office Action mailed Dec. 8, 2008, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 18, 2008, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Non Final Office Action mailed Jul. 21, 2009, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 19, 2006, 17 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Response filed Jan. 9, 2008 to Final Office Action mailed Jul. 12, 2007, 10 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Response filed Jan. 25, 2010 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jul. 21, 2009, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Response filed Apr. 9, 2007 to Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 19, 2006, 13 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Response filed May 12, 2009 to Final Office Action mailed Dec. 8, 2008, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/752,435, Response filed Sep. 19, 2008 to Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 18, 2008, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Applicant's Summary of Examiner Interview filed Jun. 6, 2012, 2 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Corrected Notice of Allowability mailed Jul. 2, 2012, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Examiner Interview Summary mailed Mar. 3, 2008, 2 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Examiner Interview Summary mailed Apr. 26, 2011, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Preliminary Amendment filed May 16, 2005, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Response filed Jan. 25, 2008 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jul. 23, 2007, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Response filed Apr. 9, 2007 to Restriction Requirement mailed Dec. 8, 2006, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Response filed Apr. 26, 2011 to Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 26, 2010, 14 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Response filed Jul. 22, 2009 to Final Office Action mailed Jan. 21, 2009, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Response filed Sep. 19, 2008 to Restriction Requirement mailed Jul. 24, 2008, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Restriction Requirement mailed Jul. 24, 2008, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Restriction Requirement mailed Dec. 8, 2006, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Supplemental Amendment filed Mar. 18, 2008, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/786,465, Supplemental Notice of Allowability mailed May 8, 2012, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 10/808,216, Preliminary Amendment filed Jun. 15, 2005, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, 312 Amendment filed Nov. 23, 2011, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, Final Office Action mailed Dec. 3, 2009, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, Non Final Office Action mailed May 5, 2009, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, Preliminary Amendment filed Oct. 2, 2006, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, PTO Response to 312 Amendment mailed Dec. 13, 2011, 2 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, Response filed Jan. 12, 2009 to Restriction Requirement mailed Jul. 15, 2008, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, Response filed Jun. 7, 2010 to Final Office Action mailed Dec. 3, 2009, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, Response filed Nov. 9, 2009 to Non Final Office Action mailed May 5, 2009, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, Restriction Requirement mailed Jul. 15, 2008, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,411, Supplemental Preliminary Amendment filed Oct. 30, 2007, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,428, Final Office Action mailed Jan. 12, 2009, 10 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,428, Final Office Action mailed Mar. 16, 2010, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,428, Non Final Office Action mailed May 14, 2008, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,428, Non Final Office Action mailed Jun. 16, 2009, 10 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,428, Response filed May 12, 2009 to Final Office Action mailed Jan. 12, 2009, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,428, Response filed Nov. 17, 2008 to Non Final Office Action mailed May 14, 2008, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/166,428, Response filed Dec. 22, 2009 to Non Final Office Action mailed Dec. 16, 2009, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,444, Notice of Allowance mailed Apr. 5, 2010, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,444, Preliminary Amendment filed Oct. 20, 2005, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,444, Preliminary Amendment filed Nov. 15, 2005, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,444, Response filed Dec. 18, 2009 to Restriction Requirement mailed Jun. 19, 2009, 2 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,444, Restriction Requirement mailed Jun. 19, 2009, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Non Final Office Action mailed Jan. 6, 2014, 19 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Response filed Apr. 1, 2010 to Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 1, 2009, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Response filed Apr. 20, 2012 to Final Office Action mailed Oct. 20, 2011, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Response filed Aug. 3, 2011 to Non Final Office Action mailed Feb. 3, 2011, 13 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Response filed Dec. 29, 2010 to Final Office Action mailed Jun. 30, 2010, 12 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,950, Preliminary Amendment filed Nov. 18, 2005, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,950, Response filed Jan. 5, 2009 to Restriction Requirement mailed Jul. 9, 2008, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,950, Response filed Oct. 5, 2009 to Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 30, 2009, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,950, Restriction Requirement mailed Jul. 9, 2008, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/255,116, Preliminary Amendment filed Nov. 18, 2005, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/255,116, Response filed May 20, 2009 to Restriction Requirement mailed Mar. 18, 2009, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/255,116, Response filed Nov. 17, 2008 to Non Final Office Action mailed May 24, 2008, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/255,116, Restriction Requirement mailed Mar. 18, 2009, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/365,056, Final Office Action mailed Dec. 9, 2010, 13 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/365,056, Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 23, 2010, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/365,056, Response filed Sep. 28, 2010 to Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 23, 2010, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/365,056, Response filed Dec. 10, 2009 to Restriction Requirement mailed Jun. 10, 2009, 44 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/365,056, Restriction Requirement mailed Jun. 10, 2009, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Non Final Office Action mailed Jan. 29, 2014, 10 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,427, Appeal Brief filed Aug. 26, 2010, 26 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,427, Notice of Allowance mailed Apr. 11, 2011, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,427, Preliminary Amendment filed Oct. 3, 2007, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,427, Response filed Apr. 10, 2009 to Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 6, 2008, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,428, Response filed May 12, 2011 to Non Final Office Action mailed Nov. 12, 2010, 12 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,428, Response filed Oct. 1, 2010 to Restriction Requirement mailed Mar. 29, 2010, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/540,428, Restriction Requirement mailed Mar. 29, 2010, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/580,584, Appeal Brief filed Nov. 15, 2010, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/580,584, Final Office Action mailed Jan. 22, 2009, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/580,584, Final Office Action mailed Oct. 16, 2009, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/580,584, Non Final Office Action mailed Apr. 18, 2008, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/580,584, Notice of Allowance mailed Feb. 4, 2011, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/580,584, Response filed Jul. 22, 2009 to Final Office Action mailed Jan. 22, 2009, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/580,584, Response filed Oct. 20, 2008 to Non Final Office Action mailed Apr. 18, 2008, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,752, Response filed May 10, 2010 to Restriction Requirement mailed Nov. 6, 2009, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,752, Response filed Jun. 22, 2011 to Final Office Action mailed Dec. 22, 2010, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,752, Response filed Nov. 5, 2010 to Non Final Office Action mailed May 20, 2010, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,752, Restriction Requirement mailed Nov. 6, 2009, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/978,753, Response filed Mar. 3, 2011 to Non Final Office Action mailed Sep. 3, 2010, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Advisory Action mailed Jan. 31, 2014, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Final Office Action mailed Apr. 29, 2010, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Final Office Action mailed Oct. 8, 2013, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Non Final Office Action mailed Feb. 28, 2014, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Non Final Office Action mailed Jul. 8, 2009, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Response file dJan. 8, 2014 to Final Office Action mailed Oct. 8, 2013, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Response filed Jan. 6, 2010 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jul. 8, 2009, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Response filed Nov. 1, 2010 to Final Office Action mailed Apr. 29, 2010, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Final Office Action mailed Mar. 12, 2014, 14 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Non Final Office Action mailed May 10, 2012, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Non Final Office Action mailed Jul. 15, 2013, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Response filed Mar. 25, 2013 to Final Office Action mailed Jan. 3, 2013, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Response filed Apr. 4, 2012 to Restriction Requirement mailed Nov. 4, 2011, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Response filed Oct. 10, 2012 to Non Final Office Action mailed May 10, 2012, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Response filed Nov. 15, 2013 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jul. 15, 2013, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Restriction Requirement mailed Nov. 4, 2011, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,032, Restriction Requirement mailed Nov. 4, 2011, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Advisory Action mailed Feb. 25, 2014, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Final Office Action mailed Nov. 4, 2013, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Non Final Office Action mailed Jun. 22, 2012, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Response filed Feb. 4, 2014 to Final Office Action mailed Nov. 4, 2013, 12 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Response filed May 1, 2012 to Restriction Requirement mailed Nov. 3, 2011, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Response filed Dec. 21, 2012 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jun. 22, 2012, 12 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Restriction Requirement mailed Nov. 3, 2011, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,045, Restriction Requirement mailed Nov. 16, 2011, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Advisory Action mailed Apr. 7, 2014, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Advisory Action mailed Sep. 12, 2012, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Final Office Action mailed Jan. 28, 2014, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Non Final Office Action mailed Sep. 27, 2013, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Preliminary Amendment filed Mar. 10, 2009, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Response filed Mar. 28, 2014 to Final Office Action mailed Jan. 24, 2014, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Response filed Apr. 6, 2012 to Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 6, 2011, 12 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Response filed Aug. 27, 2012 to Final Office Action mailed Apr. 26, 2012, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Response filed Dec. 27, 2013 to Non Final Office Action mailed Sep. 27, 2013, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, Notice of Allowance mailed Aug. 27, 2013, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/917,842, Notice of Allowance mailed Dec. 2, 2013, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/942,232, Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 9, 2013, 13 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/942,232, Response filed Jan. 9, 2014 to Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 9, 2013, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Advisory Action mailed Jul. 30, 2013, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Non Final Office Action mailed Jun. 18, 2012, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 31, 2013, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Notice of Allowance mailed Feb. 26, 2014, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Preliminary Amendment filed Jun. 9, 2011, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Response filed Jan. 28, 2014 to Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 31, 2013, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Response filed Jun. 1, 2012 to Restriction Requirement mailed May 1, 2012, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Response filed Jul. 16, 2013 to Final Office Action mailed May 16, 2013, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Response filed Dec. 18, 2012 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jun. 18, 2012, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Restriction Requirement mailed May 1, 2012, 6 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/495,836, Non Final Office Action mailed Aug. 5, 2013, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/495,836, Notice of Allowance mailed Dec. 4, 2013, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/495,836, Preliminary Amendment filed Jun. 13, 2012, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/495,836, Response filed Mar. 25, 2013 to Non Final Office Action mailed Dec. 26, 2012, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/495,836, Response filed Nov. 5, 2013 to Non Final Office Action mailed Aug. 5, 2013, 8 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2002351188, Office Action mailed Mar. 30, 2007, 1 pg. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2002351188, Office Action mailed Dec. 8, 2008, 3 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2002353807, First Examiner Report mailed Nov. 16, 2006, 2 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2004277897, First Examiner Report mailed Oct. 14, 2009, 2 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2004277897, Response filed Jul. 14, 2011 to First Examiner Report mailed Oct. 14, 2009, 9 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2004287354, Office Action mailed Oct. 13, 2009, 2 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2004287355, Office Action mailed May 11, 2009, 2 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2005204615, Office Action mailed Jan. 20, 2010, 4 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2005235108, Office Action mailed Feb. 26, 2010, 3 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2006302908, Office Action mailed Mar. 4, 2011, 8 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2006305688, First Examiner Report mailed Mar. 10, 2011, 3 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2006305688, Response filed Oct. 22, 2012 to First Examiner Report mailed Mar. 10, 2011, 16 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2006305689, Office Action mailed Sep. 5, 2011, 3 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2006309241, Office Action mailed Mar. 4, 2011, 6 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2008243229, First Examiner Report mailed Apr. 13, 2010, 2 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2008243229, Response filed May 13, 2011 to Office Action mailed Apr. 13, 2010, 15 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2011253682, Response filed Jul. 17, 2013 to Office Action mailed Sep. 27, 2012, 19 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,464,900, Office Action mailed Sep. 29, 2009, 3 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,539,585, Office Action mailed Aug. 31, 2010, 2 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,539,585, Office Action mailed Sep. 19, 2012, 2 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,546,681, Office Action mailed Feb. 25, 2011, 3 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,546,721, Office Action mailed Feb. 25, 2011, 3 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,551,685, Office Action mailed Jan. 17, 2011, 3 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,554,022, Office Action mailed Jun. 22, 2011, 3 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,554,022, Office Action mailed Aug. 31, 2010, 2 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,558,317, Office Action mailed Aug. 31, 2010, 2 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,558,317, Office Action mailed Sep. 28, 2011, 3 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,626,403, Response filed Feb. 12, 2014 to Office Action mailed Apr. 2, 2013, 20 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 02823581.9, Office Action mailed Mar. 1, 2006, 7 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 02823581.9, Office Action mailed Apr. 18, 2008, (W/ English Translation), 6 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 02823581.9, Office Action mailed Aug. 8, 2007, 4 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 02823581.9, Office Action mailed Nov. 17, 2006, 7 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 02823581.9, Response filed Jan. 31, 2007 to Office Action mailed Nov. 17, 2006, 8 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 02823581.9, Response filed Apr. 7, 2006 to Office Action mailed Mar. 1, 2006, 4 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 02823581.9, Response filed May 19, 2008 to Office Action mailed Apr. 18, 2008, (W/ English Translation), 38 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 02823581.9, Response filed Dec. 3, 2007 to Office Action mailed Aug. 8, 2007, 6 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480027649.7, Office Action mailed Jun. 23, 2008, w/English translation, 5 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480027649.7, Office Action mailed Sep. 4, 2009, w/English translation, 18 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480027649.7, Office Action mailed Dec. 24, 2010, w/English translation, 6 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480027649.7, Response filed Jan. 19, 2010 to Office Action mailed Sep. 4, 2009, 5 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480027649.7, Response filed Mar. 8, 2011 to Office Action mailed Dec. 24, 2010, w/English translation, 7 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480031226.2, Office Action mailed Jan. 23, 2009, w/English translation, 9 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480031226.2, Office Action mailed Apr. 27, 2010, (W/ English Translation), 7 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480031226.2, Office Action mailed Dec. 21, 2010, (W/ English Translation), 10 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480031226.2, Response filed Feb. 25, 2011 to Office Action mailed Dec. 21, 2010, (W/ English Translation), 18 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480031226.2, Response filed May 22, 2009 to Office Action mailed Jan. 23, 2009, 5 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200480031226.2, Response filed Jul. 12, 2010 to Office Action mailed Apr. 27, 2010, 5 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200580002026.9, Office Action mailed Jun. 19, 2009, (W/ English Translation), 12 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200580002026.9, Response filed Jan. 4, 2010 to Office Action mailed Jun. 19, 2009, 10 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200580006169.7, Office Action mailed Mar. 1, 2010, w/English translation, 12 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200580006169.7, Response filed Jul. 14, 2010 to Office Action mailed Mar. 1, 2010, w/English translation, 32 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200580009570.6, Office Action mailed May 9, 2008, (W/ English Translation), 2 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200580009570.6, Response filed Nov. 21, 2008 to Office Action mailed May 9, 2008, 7 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200680034052.4, Office Action mailed May 11, 2010, w/English translation, 7 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200680034052.4, Office Action mailed Aug. 14, 2009, w/English translation, 13 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200680034052.4, Response filed Mar. 1, 2010 to Office Action mailed Aug. 14, 2009, 4 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200680034052.4, Response filed Sep. 26, 2010 to Office Action mailed May 11, 2010, 5 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200680038882.4, Office Action mailed May 11, 2010, (W/ English Translation), 18 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200680046854.7, Office Action mailed Apr. 14, 2010, (W/ English Translation), 18 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200680046854.7, Response filed Sep. 26, 2010 to Office Action mailed Apr. 14, 2010, 10 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200680047552.1, Office Action mailed Jun. 4, 2010, (W/ English Translation), 7 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200680047552.1, Response filed Dec. 20, 2010 to Office Action mailed Jun. 4, 2010, 10 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200810210922.X, Office Action mailed Jan. 19, 2012, (W/ English Translation), 6 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200810210922.X, Office Action mailed Apr. 2, 2010, (W/ English Translation), 4 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200810210922.X, Office Action mailed Aug. 23, 2011, 6 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200810210922.X, Response filed Jun. 1, 2012 to Office Action mailed Jan. 19, 2012, 5 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200810210922.X, Response filed Aug. 12, 2010 to Office Action mailed Apr. 2, 2010, 10 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200910139527.1, Office Action mailed Jul. 12, 2010, w/English translation, 9 pgs. |
Chinese Application Serial No. 200910139527.1, Response filed Nov. 28, 2011 to Office Action mailed Jul. 12, 2010, 9 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 02789196.9, European Search Report mailed Aug. 14, 2009, 5 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 02789196.9, Office Action mailed Feb. 6, 2012, 4 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 02789196.9, Office Action mailed Mar. 7, 2012, 3 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 02789196.9, Office Action mailed Apr. 19, 2010, 4 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 02789196.9, Office Action mailed Jul. 14, 2011, 3 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 02789196.9, Response filed Jan. 18, 2012 to Office Action mailed Jul. 14, 2011, 19 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 02789196.9, Response filed Feb. 16, 2012 to Office Action mailed Feb. 6, 2012, 9 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 02789196.9, Response filed Apr. 5, 2012 to Office Action mailed Mar. 7, 2012, 5 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 02789196.9, Response filed Oct. 25, 2010 to Office Action mailed Apr. 19, 2010, 16 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 04788653.6, Office Action mailed May 19, 2006, 2 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 05704902.5, European Search Report mailed Aug. 29, 2011, 3 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 05713941.2, Office Action mailed Dec. 13, 2007, 2 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 06802573.3, Extended European Search Report mailed Feb. 15, 2012, 6 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 06802573.3, Office Action mailed Mar. 5, 2012, 1 pg. |
European Application Serial No. 06802573.3, Office Action mailed May 28, 2008, 2 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 06802573.3, Response filed Sep. 3, 2012 to Office Action mailed Mar. 5, 2012, 15 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 06802578.2, European Search Report mailed Mar. 7, 2013, 10 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 06802580.8, Extended European Search Report mailed Sep. 24, 2013, 8 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 06802580.8, Office Action mailed Feb. 25, 2013, 3 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09075319.5, Extended European Search Report mailed Oct. 14, 2009, 6 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09075319.5, Office Action mailed Jan. 14, 2010, 1 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09075319.5, Office Action mailed Oct. 14, 2010, 4 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09820886.1, Office Action mailed Jun. 7, 2011, 2 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09820886.1, Response filed Dec. 8, 2011 to Office Action mailed Jun. 7, 2011, 3 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09820891.1, Office Action mailed Jun. 7, 2011, 2 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09820891.1, Response filed Dec. 8, 2011 to Office Action mailed Jun. 7, 2011, 2 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09075319.5, Response filed Feb. 21, 2011 to Office Action mailed Oct. 14, 2010, 5 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09075319.5, Response filed Jul. 20, 2010 to Office Action mailed Jan. 14, 2010, 13 pgs. |
German Application Serial No. 10297483.7, Office Action mailed Jan. 9, 2006, 4 pgs. |
German Application Serial No. 10297483.7, Office Action mailed Jul. 8, 2006, 2 pgs. |
German Application Serial No. 10297483.7, Office Action mailed and Response filed Oct. 30, 2006, 8 pgs. |
German Application Serial No. 10297483.7, Response filed Jul. 7, 2006 to Office Action mailed Jan. 9, 2006, 14 pgs. |
German Application Serial No. 10297483.7, Response filed Oct. 26, 2006 to Office Action mailed Jul. 8, 2006, 3 pgs. |
Great Britain Application Serial No. 0411107.6, Office Action mailed Feb. 28, 2005, 3 pgs. |
Great Britain Application Serial No. 0411107.6, Office Action mailed Sep. 29, 2005, 1 pg. |
Great Britain Application Serial No. 0411107.6, Response filed Aug. 23, 2005 to Office Action mailed Feb. 28, 2005, 3 pgs. |
Great Britain Application Serial No. 0411107.6, Response filed Oct. 31, 2005 to Office Action mailed Sep. 29, 2005, 4 pgs. |
Great Britain Application Serial No. 0522152.8, Office Action mailed Dec. 5, 2005, 5 pgs. |
Great Britain Application Serial No. 0522152.8, Response filed Apr. 26, 2006 to Office Action mailed Dec. 5, 2005, 48 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2002/032753, International Preliminary Examination Report mailed Aug. 16, 2004, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2002/032753, International Search Report mailed Mar. 6, 2003, 1 pg. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2004/027589, International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed Apr. 6, 2005, 4 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2004/027589, International Search Report mailed Apr. 6, 2005, 1 pg. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2004/027589, Written Opinion mailed Apr. 6, 2005, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2004/027590, International Preliminary Examination Report mailed Feb. 16, 2006, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2004/027590, International Search Report mailed Jan. 12, 2005, 1 pg. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2004/027590, Written Opinion mailed Jan. 12, 2005, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/00059, International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed May 18, 2007, 8 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/00059, International Search Report mailed Jan. 5, 2007, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/00059, Written Opinion mailed Jan. 5, 2007, 8 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/005453, International Preliminary Examination Report mailed Mar. 13, 2006, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/005453, International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed Feb. 16, 2006, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/005453, International Search Report mailed Aug. 30, 2005, 1 pg. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/005453, International Written Opinion mailed Aug. 30, 2005, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2005/005453, Written Opinion mailed Aug. 30, 2005, 3 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2006/033747, International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed Mar. 1, 2011, 4 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005604, International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed Jan. 13, 2011, 10 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005607, International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed Jan. 9, 2011, 9 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005607, International Search Report mailed Dec. 11, 2009, 2 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005607, Written Opinion mailed Dec. 11, 2009, 6 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005608, International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed Jan. 14, 2011, 7 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005608, International Search Report mailed Dec. 10, 2009, 2 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005608, Written Opinion mailed Dec. 10, 2009, 4 pgs. |
International Application Serial No. PCT/US2009/005609, International Preliminary Report on Patentability mailed Jan. 9, 2011, 9 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2003-546789, Office Action mailed Feb. 26, 2009, w/English translation, 7 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2003-546789, Office Action mailed Jun. 17, 2008, w/English translation, 6 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2003-546789, Office Action mailed Oct. 7, 2009, 3 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2003-546789, Response filed May 21, 2009 to Office Action mailed Feb. 26, 2009, 6 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2003-546789, Response filed Dec. 11, 2008 to Office Action mailed Jun. 17, 2008, w/English translation, 9 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-528036, Office Action mailed Jan. 19, 2010, 3 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-528036, Office Action mailed Feb. 26, 2009, w/English translation, 5 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-528036, Office Action mailed Jun. 23, 2008, w/English translation, 5 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-528036, Response filed Dec. 25, 2008 to Office Action mailed Jun. 23, 2008, w/English translation, 9 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-536616, Office Action mailed Jun. 23, 2008, (W/ English Translation), 8 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-536616, Response filed Dec. 19, 2008 to Office Action mailed Jun. 23, 2008, (W/ English Translation), 9 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-536617, Office Action mailed Jun. 17, 2008, (W/ English Translation), 3 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-536617, Response filed May 12, 2009 to Office Action mailed Jun. 17, 2008, (W/ English Translation), 19 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-547608, Office Action mailed Jun. 23, 2008, (W/ English Translation), 5 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2006-547608, Respone filed Dec. 19, 2008 to Office Action mailed Jun. 23, 2008, (W/ English Translation), 10 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2007500928, Office Action mailed Jul. 1, 2010, w/English translation, 10 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2007504965, Office Action mailed Mar. 7, 2012, w/English translation, 4 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2007504965, Office Action mailed Jun. 14, 2011, w/English translation, 4 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2007504965, Office Action mailed Sep. 14, 2010, English translation, 1 pg. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2007504965, Response filed Mar. 11, 2011 to Office Action mailed Sep. 14, 2010, 8 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-306790, Office Action mailed May 31, 2011, 1 pg. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-306790, Response filed Nov. 29, 2011 to Office Action mailed May 8, 2012, 2 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-306790, Response filed Nov. 29, 2011 to Office Action mailed May 31, 2011, (W/ English Translation), 12 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-316282, Office Action mailed May 16, 2011, 2 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-316296, Office Action mailed Feb. 28, 2011, 2 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-316296, Office Action mailed Jun. 22, 2010, 2 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-323279, Office Action mailed Sep. 30, 2010, 1 pg. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-323290, Office Action mailed Jun. 6, 2012, (W/ English Translation), 8 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-323290, Office Action mailed Jun. 8, 2011, (W/ English Translation), 8 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-323290, Response filed Dec. 7, 2011 to Office Action mailed Jun. 8, 2011, (W/ English Translation), 16 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-536574, Office Action mailed Mar. 11, 2010, (W/ English Translation), 4 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-536574, Office Action mailed Oct. 3, 2011, (W/ English Translation), 7 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-536575, Office Action mailed Jul. 7, 2011, (W/ English Translation), 5 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-536576, Office Action mailed Jul. 19, 2011, (W/ English Translation), 4 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-536577, Notice of Allowance mailed May 30, 2012, 3 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-536577, Office Action mailed Jul. 8, 2011, w/English translation, 4 pgs. |
Japanese Application Serial No. 2008-536577, Response filed Jan. 6, 2012 to Office Action mailed Jul. 8, 2011, (W/ English Translation), 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Advisory Action mailed Sep. 24, 2014, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Examiner Interview Summary mailed Sep. 18, 2014, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Final Office Action mailed Jun. 19, 2014, 17 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Final Office Action mailed Jun. 30, 2010, 10 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Final Office Action mailed Oct. 20, 2011, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Non Final Office Action mailed Feb. 3, 2011, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Non Final Office Action mailed Oct. 1, 2009, 5 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Response filed May 6, 2014 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jan. 6, 2014, 10 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/254,619, Response filed Sep. 15, 2014 to Final Office Action mailed Jun. 19, 2014, 12 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Final Office Action mailed Aug. 14, 2014, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/488,305, Response filed Apr. 29, 2014 to Non Final Office Action mailed Jan. 29, 2014, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Examiner Interview Summary mailed Jul. 3, 2014, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Response filed Jun. 27, 2014 to Non Final Office Action mailed Feb. 28, 2014, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Advisory Action mailed Jul. 7, 2014, 4 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Non Final Office Action mailed May 10, 2012, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Response filed Jun. 5, 2014 to Final Office Action mailed Mar. 12, 2014, 15 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Response filed Sep. 10, 2014 to Advisory Action mailed Jul. 7, 2014, 16 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Non Final Office Action mailed May 8, 2014, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Response filed Aug. 1, 2014 to Non Final Office Action mailed May 8, 2014, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Non Final Office Action mailed Aug. 4, 2014, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Response filed Jun. 17, 2014 to Final Office Action mailed Jan. 28, 2014, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/942,232, Advisory Action mailed Aug. 7, 2014, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/942,232, Final Office Action mailed May 22, 2014, 17 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/942,232, Response filed Jul. 21, 2014 to Final Office Action mailed May 22, 2014, 11 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Notice of Allowance mailed May 9, 2014, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Notice of Allowance mailed Aug. 21, 2014, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 14/210,683, Preliminary Amendment mailed Mar. 24, 2014, 7 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2011224089, Response filed Mar. 21, 2014 to First Examiners Report mailed Mar. 27, 2013, 74 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 05713941.2, European Search Report mailed Apr. 10, 2014, 6 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 05713941.2, Examination Notification Art. 94(3) mailed Jun. 5, 2014, 7 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 05723408.0, Examination Notification Art. 94(3) mailed Jul. 10, 2014, 6 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 06802580.8, Response filed Apr. 17, 2014 to Extended European Search Report mailed Sep. 24, 2013, 2 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 14/595,928, filed Jan. 13, 2015, Endovascular Aneurysm Devices, Systems, and Methods. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Final Office Action mailed Oct. 24, 2014, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 11/981,112, Response filed Jan. 12, 2014 to Final Office Action mailed Oct. 24, 2014, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Non Final Office Action mailed Feb. 17, 2015, 17 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,031, Respnse filed May 18, 2015 to Non Final Office Action mailed Feb. 17, 2015, 20 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/288,034, Final Office Action mailed Dec. 1, 2014, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Examiner Interview Summary mailed Nov. 28, 2014, 3 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Final Office Action mailed Dec. 5, 2014, 9 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Non Final Office Action mailed Mar. 30, 2015, 10 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Response filed Mar. 5, 2015 to Final Office Action mailed Dec. 5, 2014, 13 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 12/315,015, Response filed Nov. 4, 2014 to Non-Final Office Action mailed Aug. 4, 2014, 7 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 13/157,242, Notice of Allowance mailed Jan. 14, 2015, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 14/230,469, Non Final Office Action mailed May 7, 2015, 8 pgs. |
U.S. Appl. No. 14/595,928, Preliminary Amendment filed Jan. 14, 2015, 8 pgs. |
Australian Application Serial No. 2004287355, European Search Report mailed Oct. 14, 2009, 6 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,546,721, Office Action mailed Aug. 31, 2010, 2 pgs. |
Canadian Application Serial No. 2,546,721, Response filed Aug. 1, 2012 to Office Action mailed Feb. 25, 2011, 9 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 04788653.6, European Search Report mailed Aug. 6, 2014, 3 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 04788653.6, Examination Notification Art. 94(3) mailed Mar. 3, 2015, 4 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 04788653.6, Response filed Oct. 21, 2014 to European Search Report mailed Aug. 6, 2014, 4 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 05713941.2, Response filed Dec. 22, 2014 to Examination Notification Art. 94(3) mailed Jun. 5, 2014, 15 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 05723408.0, Response filed Jan. 19, 2015 to Examination Notification Art. 94(3) mailed Jul. 10, 2014, 16 pgs. |
European Application Serial No. 09820886.1, Extended European Search Report mailed Mar. 27, 2015, 8 pgs. |
Number | Date | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
20120065661 A1 | Mar 2012 | US |
Number | Date | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
60333937 | Nov 2001 | US |
Number | Date | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
Parent | 11166411 | Jun 2005 | US |
Child | 13162384 | US | |
Parent | 10271334 | Oct 2002 | US |
Child | 11166411 | US |