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Endoscopic or open lipectomy instrument

AU 1997016388 · Applicant: Linvatec Corporation

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  • Filed March 19, 1997 and granted January 11, 2001. 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 March 19, 2018.
  • A pharmaceutical extension adds at most five years, so even that would have ended by March 19, 2023.
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FiledMarch 19, 1997
GrantedJanuary 11, 2001
Term ended byMarch 19, 2018
Application numberAU 1997016388
Classification (IPC)A61B17/32 +1 more

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1998200120042007201020132016Application filedMarch 19, 1997Patent grantedJan 11, 2001Term ended byMarch 19, 2018

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