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Slotted patella resection guide and stylus

AU 1996051187 · Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp

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  • Filed April 17, 1996 and granted January 14, 1999. An Australian standard patent lasts 20 years from its date of patent, which is at most a year after this filing, so its term ended by April 17, 2017.
  • A pharmaceutical extension adds at most five years, so even that would have ended by April 17, 2022.
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FiledApril 17, 1996
GrantedJanuary 14, 1999
Term ended byApril 17, 2017
Application numberAU 1996051187
Classification (IPC)A61B17/14 +2 more

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1997200020032006200920122015Application filedApril 17, 1996Patent grantedJan 14, 1999Term ended byApril 17, 2017

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