EP0457248B1 - Operating table with longitudinally movable inclinable surface - Google Patents

Operating table with longitudinally movable inclinable surface Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0457248B1
EP0457248B1 EP19910107734 EP91107734A EP0457248B1 EP 0457248 B1 EP0457248 B1 EP 0457248B1 EP 19910107734 EP19910107734 EP 19910107734 EP 91107734 A EP91107734 A EP 91107734A EP 0457248 B1 EP0457248 B1 EP 0457248B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
operating table
pendulum
locking
locking member
longitudinally movable
Prior art date
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.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP19910107734
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0457248A2 (en
EP0457248A3 (en
Inventor
Matthias Dipl.-Ing. Dornauer
Georg Dipl.-Ing. Marx
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Stierlen Maquet AG
Original Assignee
Stierlen Maquet AG
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Stierlen Maquet AG filed Critical Stierlen Maquet AG
Publication of EP0457248A2 publication Critical patent/EP0457248A2/en
Publication of EP0457248A3 publication Critical patent/EP0457248A3/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0457248B1 publication Critical patent/EP0457248B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G13/00—Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor
    • A61G13/02—Adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an operating table with a longitudinally displaceable operating table lying surface that can be inclined about a transverse axis.
  • Such an operating table is known (operating table from the applicant "MAQUET-Endostar-OP" 15 32.01).
  • the lying surface of an operating table must be displaceable longitudinally in order to be able to move lying surface areas which are located above the operating table column from an area of this operating table column in an X-ray diagnosis.
  • the shift should be possible manually with as little effort as possible.
  • the operating table lying surface must also be tiltable. So that the operating table bed surface does not move automatically due to gravity in the inclined position, it must be lockable in different positions.
  • the invention is based on the object of providing a safety device on an operating table of the type mentioned above, so that the longitudinal displaceability is blocked when the operating table lying surface is inclined.
  • the freely rotatable pendulum remains in its balanced horizontal position due to the force of gravity, even if the operating table bed surface is inclined.
  • the pendulum automatically and without the operator's intervention prevents the locking part from being disengaged when the operating table bed surface is inclined.
  • the locking part itself is expediently pivoted and can be disengaged into its release position by means of a Bowden cable or the like against a spring, which pretensions it in its locking position.
  • a pendulum 2 In a hollow longitudinal spar 1 of an operating table lying surface, a pendulum 2 is freely rotatably supported by means of a shaft 3.
  • the elongated rod-shaped pendulum 2 has cams 131 and 132 projecting downward at its two longitudinal ends.
  • the pendulum 2 is balanced so that due to its smooth bearing on the shaft 3 it is always held in a horizontal position by gravity, even if the operating table bed surface with its displaceable part or longitudinal beam 1 is at an angle to the horizontal plane (e.g. angle A in Fig. 3) is inclined.
  • a bearing part 17 is formed on the longitudinal spar 1 of the operating table lying surface, which engages around a non-displaceable part 12 of the operating table, which serves as a longitudinal guide for the displaceable operating table lying surface.
  • This non-displaceable part 12 carries, for example, a toothed strip 11 which projects into the cavity of the longitudinal spar 1.
  • a plate-shaped locking part 4 is pivotally mounted at articulation points 51 and 52.
  • the locking part 4 carries extensions 10 which can engage between the teeth of the toothed rack 11 on the non-displaceable part 12 of the operating table, as shown in FIG. 1. This is the locking position of the locking part 4. In this position, the locking part 4 is biased by a spring 6, which is supported on a web 7 fixedly connected to the longitudinal beam 1. This normally blocks a longitudinal shift of the operating table lying surface.
  • this locking part 4 is pivoted out of the locking position against the force of the spring 6 about the articulation points 51 and 52, for example, via a schematically illustrated Bowden cable 8, which is attached to a point 9 of the locking part 4 the teeth or extensions 10 on the locking part 4 disengage from the rack 11.
  • a gap is provided which is dimensioned such that when the locking part 4 is adjusted, its upper edge 14 can move past the lower edge 16 of the pendulum 2, provided that there is residual friction between the pendulum 2 and the shaft 3 ensures a quiet horizontal position of the pendulum.
  • the pendulum 2 remains in its horizontal position, while the locking part 4 assumes the same inclined position as the operating table lying surface.
  • the upper edge 14 of the locking part 4 and the lower edge 16 of the pendulum 2 intersect.
  • the pendulum and the locking part 4 are offset in the axial direction of the shaft 3 in such a way that when the operating table bed surface is inclined the locking part 4 partially behind the pendulum 2 or a cam 131 or 132 of the pendulum 2 occurs. This prevents disengagement of the locking part 4 from its locking position against the action of the spring 6.
  • This blocking of the locking part in the inclined position of the operating table lying surface takes place automatically and without the operator's intervention, so that the operator cannot accidentally release the locking of the operating table lying surface. Any risk to the patient from an unexpected slipping of the operating table lying surface is therefore impossible.

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Accommodation For Nursing Or Treatment Tables (AREA)
  • Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)

Description

Die Erfindung betrifft einen Operationstisch mit längs verschiebbarer, um eine Querachse neigbarer Operationstisch-Liegefläche.The invention relates to an operating table with a longitudinally displaceable operating table lying surface that can be inclined about a transverse axis.

Ein derartiger Operationstisch ist bekannt (Operationstisch der Anmelderin "MAQUET-Endostar-OP" 15 32.01). Die Liegefläche eines Operationstisches muß in der Regel längs verschiebbar sein, um bei einer Röntgendiagnostik Liegeflächenbereiche, die sich oberhalb der Operationstischsäule befinden, aus dem Bereich dieser Operationstischsäule verschieben zu können.Such an operating table is known (operating table from the applicant "MAQUET-Endostar-OP" 15 32.01). As a rule, the lying surface of an operating table must be displaceable longitudinally in order to be able to move lying surface areas which are located above the operating table column from an area of this operating table column in an X-ray diagnosis.

Die Verschiebung sollte mit möglichst Wenig Kraftaufwand manuell möglich sein. Gleichzeitig muß die Operationstisch-Liegefläche jedoch auch neigbar sein. Damit die Operationstisch-Liegefläche sich in geneigter Stellung nicht selbsttätig aufgrund der Schwerkraft verschiebt, muß sie in verschiedenen Stellungen feststellbar sein.The shift should be possible manually with as little effort as possible. At the same time, however, the operating table lying surface must also be tiltable. So that the operating table bed surface does not move automatically due to gravity in the inclined position, it must be lockable in different positions.

Wenn nun bei geneigter Operationstisch-Liegefläche diese Feststellung oder Arretierung gelöst wird, treten je nach Neigungswinkel und Gewicht des auf der Liegefläche gelagerten Patienten erhebliche Kräfte auf. Die Operationstisch-Liegefläche würde ohne eine entsprechende Gegenreaktion der Bedienungsperson bis zum Anschlag abrutschen. Dies kann den Patienten gefährden.If this fixation or locking is released with an inclined operating table lying surface, considerable forces occur depending on the angle of inclination and the weight of the patient lying on the lying surface. The operating table bed surface would slide to the stop without a corresponding reaction from the operator. This can endanger the patient.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, an einem Operationstisch der oben genannten Art eine Sicherung vorzusehen, damit bei geneigter Operationstisch-Liegefläche die Längsverschiebbarkeit blockiert ist.The invention is based on the object of providing a safety device on an operating table of the type mentioned above, so that the longitudinal displaceability is blocked when the operating table lying surface is inclined.

Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß der Erfindung durch den im Anspruch 1 gekennzeichneten Operationstisch gelöst.This object is achieved according to the invention by the operating table characterized in claim 1.

Das frei drehbar gelagerte Pendel bleibt aufgrund der Schwerkraft in seiner ausbalancierten horizontalen Lage, auch wenn die Operationstisch-Liegefläche geneigt wird. Somit verhindert das Pendel automatisch und ohne Zutun der Bedienungsperson, daß das Sperrteil bei geneigter Operationstisch-Liegefläche ausgerückt werden kann.The freely rotatable pendulum remains in its balanced horizontal position due to the force of gravity, even if the operating table bed surface is inclined. Thus, the pendulum automatically and without the operator's intervention prevents the locking part from being disengaged when the operating table bed surface is inclined.

Das Sperrteil selbst ist zweckmäßigerweise schwenkbar gelagert und kann mittels eines Bowdenzuges oder dergleichen gegen eine Feder, welche es in seine Sperrstellung vorspannt, in seine Freigabestellung ausgerückt werden.The locking part itself is expediently pivoted and can be disengaged into its release position by means of a Bowden cable or the like against a spring, which pretensions it in its locking position.

Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der folgenden Beschreibung, welche in Verbindung mit den beigefügten Figuren die Erfindung anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen schematischen Querschnitt durch einen Längsholm einer längs verschiebbaren Operationstisch-Liegefläche,
Fig. 2
einen Teillängsschnitt durch den Längsholm entlang Linie II-II in Fig. 1 bei horizontaler Operationstisch-Liegefläche und
Fig. 3
eine der Fig. 2 entsprechende Ansicht bei geneigter Operationstisch-Liegefläche.
Further features and advantages of the invention result from the following description, which in connection with the accompanying figures explains the invention using an exemplary embodiment. Show it:
Fig. 1
2 shows a schematic cross section through a longitudinal spar of a longitudinally displaceable operating table lying surface,
Fig. 2
a partial longitudinal section through the longitudinal spar along line II-II in Fig. 1 with horizontal operating table bed surface and
Fig. 3
a view corresponding to FIG. 2 with an inclined operating table lying surface.

In einem hohlen Längsholm 1 einer Operationstisch-Liegefläche ist ein Pendel 2 mittels einer Welle 3 frei drehbar gelagert. Das längliche stabförmige Pendel 2 hat an seinen beiden Längsenden nach unten abstehende Nocken 131 bzw. 132.In a hollow longitudinal spar 1 of an operating table lying surface, a pendulum 2 is freely rotatably supported by means of a shaft 3. The elongated rod-shaped pendulum 2 has cams 131 and 132 projecting downward at its two longitudinal ends.

Das Pendel 2 ist so ausbalanciert, daß es aufgrund seiner leichtgängigen Lagerung auf der Welle 3 durch die Schwerkraft stets in einer horizontalen Lage gehalten wird, auch wenn die Operationstisch-Liegefläche mit ihrem verschiebbaren Teil oder Längsholm 1 gegenüber der Horizontalebene um einen Winkel (z.B. Winkel A in Fig. 3) geneigt wird.The pendulum 2 is balanced so that due to its smooth bearing on the shaft 3 it is always held in a horizontal position by gravity, even if the operating table bed surface with its displaceable part or longitudinal beam 1 is at an angle to the horizontal plane (e.g. angle A in Fig. 3) is inclined.

An dem Längsholm 1 der Operationstisch-Liegefläche ist ein Lagerteil 17 angeformt, das ein nicht verschiebbares Teil 12 des Operationstisches umgreift, das als Längsführung für die verschiebbare Operationstisch-Liegefläche dient. Dieses nicht verschiebbare Teil 12 trägt beispielsweise eine Zahnleiste 11, die in den Hohlraum des Längsholmes 1 hineinragt.A bearing part 17 is formed on the longitudinal spar 1 of the operating table lying surface, which engages around a non-displaceable part 12 of the operating table, which serves as a longitudinal guide for the displaceable operating table lying surface. This non-displaceable part 12 carries, for example, a toothed strip 11 which projects into the cavity of the longitudinal spar 1.

In dem Längsholm 1 ist ein plattenförmiges Sperrteil 4 an Anlenkpunkten 51 und 52 schwenkbar gelagert. Das Sperrteil 4 trägt Fortsätze 10, die zwischen die Zähne der Zahnleiste 11 an dem nicht verschiebbaren Teil 12 des Operationstisches eingreifen können, wie dies in Figur 1 dargestellt ist. Dies ist die Sperrstellung des Sperrteiles 4. In dieser Stellung wird das Sperrteil 4 durch eine Feder 6 vorgespannt, die sich an einem fest mit dem Längsholm 1 verbundenen Steg 7 abstützt. Damit ist im Normalfall eine Längsverschiebung der Operationstisch-Liegefläche gesperrt.In the longitudinal spar 1, a plate-shaped locking part 4 is pivotally mounted at articulation points 51 and 52. The locking part 4 carries extensions 10 which can engage between the teeth of the toothed rack 11 on the non-displaceable part 12 of the operating table, as shown in FIG. 1. This is the locking position of the locking part 4. In this position, the locking part 4 is biased by a spring 6, which is supported on a web 7 fixedly connected to the longitudinal beam 1. This normally blocks a longitudinal shift of the operating table lying surface.

Wenn die Feststellung oder Arretierung gelöst werden soll, wird beispielsweise über einen schematisch dargestellten Bowdenzug 8, der an einem Punkt 9 des Sperrteils 4 befestigt ist, dieses Sperrteil 4 aus der Sperrstellung entgegen der Kraft der Feder 6 um die Anlenkpunkte 51 und 52 verschwenkt, bis die Zähne oder Fortsätze 10 an dem Sperrteil 4 außer Eingriff mit der Zahnleiste 11 treten. Zwischen der Oberkante des Sperrteils 4 und der Unterkante des Pendels 2 ist ein Spalt vorgesehen, der so bemessen ist, daß beim Verstellen des Sperrteils 4 dessen Oberkante 14 an der Unterkante 16 des Pendels 2 sich vorbeibewegen kann, wobei vorausgesetzt wird, daß eine Restreibung zwischen dem Pendel 2 und der Welle 3 eine ruhige horizontale Lage des Pendels gewährleistet.If the locking or locking is to be released, this locking part 4 is pivoted out of the locking position against the force of the spring 6 about the articulation points 51 and 52, for example, via a schematically illustrated Bowden cable 8, which is attached to a point 9 of the locking part 4 the teeth or extensions 10 on the locking part 4 disengage from the rack 11. Between the upper edge of the locking part 4 and the lower edge of the pendulum 2, a gap is provided which is dimensioned such that when the locking part 4 is adjusted, its upper edge 14 can move past the lower edge 16 of the pendulum 2, provided that there is residual friction between the pendulum 2 and the shaft 3 ensures a quiet horizontal position of the pendulum.

Wird die Operationstisch-Liegefläche aus der in der Figur 2 dargestellten horizontalen Lage in eine in der Figur 3 dargestellte geneigte Stellung gekippt, so verbleibt das Pendel 2 weiterhin in seiner horizontalen Stellung, während das Sperrteil 4 die gleiche Neigungsposition wie die Operationstisch-Liegefläche einnimmt. Dadurch schneiden sich die Oberkante 14 des Sperrteils 4 und die Unterkante 16 des Pendels 2. Wie man in Figur 1 erkennen kann, sind das Pendel und das Sperrteil 4 in axialer Richtung der Welle 3 so gegeneinander versetzt, daß bei dem Neigen der Operationstisch-Liegefläche das Sperrteil 4 teilweise hinter das Pendel 2 oder einen Nocken 131 bzw. 132 des Pendels 2 tritt. Dadurch wird ein Ausrücken des Sperrteils 4 aus seiner Sperrstellung entgegen der Wirkung der Feder 6 verhindert. Diese Blockierung des Sperrteils in der Schrägstellung der Operationstisch-Liegefläche erfolgt selbsttätig und ohne Zutun der Bedienungsperson, so daß diese auch nicht aus Versehen die Arretierung der Operationstisch-Liegefläche lösen kann. Damit ist jede Gefährdung des Patienten durch ein unerwartetes Abrutschen der Operationstisch-Liegefläche unmöglich.If the operating table lying surface is tilted from the horizontal position shown in FIG. 2 to an inclined position shown in FIG. 3, the pendulum 2 remains in its horizontal position, while the locking part 4 assumes the same inclined position as the operating table lying surface. As a result, the upper edge 14 of the locking part 4 and the lower edge 16 of the pendulum 2 intersect. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the pendulum and the locking part 4 are offset in the axial direction of the shaft 3 in such a way that when the operating table bed surface is inclined the locking part 4 partially behind the pendulum 2 or a cam 131 or 132 of the pendulum 2 occurs. This prevents disengagement of the locking part 4 from its locking position against the action of the spring 6. This blocking of the locking part in the inclined position of the operating table lying surface takes place automatically and without the operator's intervention, so that the operator cannot accidentally release the locking of the operating table lying surface. Any risk to the patient from an unexpected slipping of the operating table lying surface is therefore impossible.

Claims (3)

  1. An operating table with a longitudinally movable operating table surface which is inclinable about a transverse axis,
    characterized in that
    a locking member (4) is provided at a portion (1) of the longitudinally movable operating table surface, said locking member being movable between a locking position in which the ends (10) of the locking member are engaged with holes (11) at a portion (12) of the operating table which is not movable, and a release position, and that a pendulum (2) is rotatably mounted at the portion (1) of the longitudinally movable operating table surface in such a way that the pendulum (2) prevents the locking member from leaving its locking position when the surface is inclined about its transverse axis.
  2. Operating table according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking member (4) is pivotably mounted and is biased by a spring (6) towards its locking position.
  3. Operating table according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the pendulum (2) and the locking member (4) are arranged relative to one another in such a way that the the pendulum automatically blocks the way of the locking member (4) when the operating table surface is inclined.
EP19910107734 1990-05-14 1991-05-13 Operating table with longitudinally movable inclinable surface Expired - Lifetime EP0457248B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19904015434 DE4015434C1 (en) 1990-05-14 1990-05-14
DE4015434 1990-05-14

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0457248A2 EP0457248A2 (en) 1991-11-21
EP0457248A3 EP0457248A3 (en) 1991-12-11
EP0457248B1 true EP0457248B1 (en) 1995-01-25

Family

ID=6406359

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP19910107734 Expired - Lifetime EP0457248B1 (en) 1990-05-14 1991-05-13 Operating table with longitudinally movable inclinable surface

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0457248B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3206927B2 (en)
DE (1) DE4015434C1 (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0923922A3 (en) * 1997-12-18 2000-02-09 Stille-Beta, Inc. Improved operating room table
DE19919496B4 (en) * 1999-04-29 2006-12-28 Trumpf Medizin Systeme Gmbh The operating table system
SE522789C2 (en) 2000-03-29 2004-03-09 Stille Surgical Ab Operating table
US6470519B1 (en) * 2000-10-16 2002-10-29 Ge Medical Systems Global Technology Company, Llc Medical table brake
EP2984989B1 (en) 2014-08-13 2018-01-03 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Scanning table movable along the x-axis, the y-axis and the z-axis
US9713562B2 (en) * 2015-02-06 2017-07-25 Mizuho Orthopedic Systems, Inc. Surgery table attachment apparatus
KR102308056B1 (en) * 2019-11-19 2021-09-30 박세환 Front door to receive deliveries

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE260070C (en) *
US1792209A (en) * 1927-04-20 1931-02-10 W D Allison Company Tilting table
DE1069822B (en) * 1952-05-17

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0457248A2 (en) 1991-11-21
JP3206927B2 (en) 2001-09-10
EP0457248A3 (en) 1991-12-11
JPH04231048A (en) 1992-08-19
DE4015434C1 (en) 1991-10-17

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE19740043B4 (en) Vehicle seat with a height-adjustable base frame and a belt buckle fastened to the seat carrier
DE10334089B4 (en) Articulated mechanism for a vehicle seat and vehicle seat equipped with such a mechanism
EP2993077B1 (en) Child seat for a motor vehicle
CH635036A5 (en) ADJUSTABLE BACKREST OF A SEAT.
DE7715948U1 (en) FURNITURE TO BE DISMANTLED IN AT LEAST TWO PARTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR USE IN CARAVANS
EP0670123A1 (en) Height adjustable work table
EP2987538B1 (en) Front unit for a ski binding and system consisting of a front unit and a rear unit
DE2831291C2 (en) Vehicle seat
DE2742668C2 (en) Seat belt attachment
EP0457248B1 (en) Operating table with longitudinally movable inclinable surface
EP1479321A2 (en) Seating furniture with swing-out footrest
EP0372406B1 (en) Adjustable chin strap for motorcycle protection helmets
DE10027019B4 (en) Device for manually operated clamping and releasing a vehicle brake with wegschwenkbarem actuating lever
DE2255122A1 (en) ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE SEAT
DE19737034B4 (en) Steering module of a motor vehicle with both in their inclination and in length adjustable steering column
DE4402978C2 (en) Rear seat back for motor vehicles
DE29723562U1 (en) Vehicle seat with a height-adjustable underframe and a belt buckle attached to the seat carrier
DE2747933C3 (en) Seat belt attachment
DE2950554C2 (en) Stone protection for reversible plows
DE3838656C2 (en)
CH713831A2 (en) Misuse control and safety device for rope.
DE4113538A1 (en) Back rest support for pram - has conical holders for multiple adjustment of back rest
DE2317039B2 (en) Hinge joint for windows, tares or the like
DE3011165A1 (en) Vehicle seat belt system - has strap fixed to toothed rod with other end connected to seat-supporting swing arm
DE102004007175B4 (en) Height-adjustable support device

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): FR GB IT

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: 8566

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19920122

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19940328

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): FR GB IT

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: MODIANO & ASSOCIATI S.R.L.

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 19950426

ET Fr: translation filed
PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: CD

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20090519

Year of fee payment: 19

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20090527

Year of fee payment: 19

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20090528

Year of fee payment: 19

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20100513

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20110131

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20100513

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20100531

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20100513