Chest wall protector
CA 2566133 C · Owner: New England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc. · Inventors: Link, Mark S.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A chest wall protector comprises a shell made of a relatively hard rigid , material, a cushion attached to the shell such that the cushion is disposed between the shell and a thoracic wall of a person outside of a region over a heart of the person when the protector is worn by the person and a garment , configured to be worn by the person and to retain the shell and cushion in positions to protect a portion of the thoracic wall of the person when the garment is worn by the person.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed May 12, 2005 and granted September 3, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 12, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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