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Method and instrument for applying a fastener to a tissue using means to grasp, guide and pull the fastener through the tissue

EP 0147920 B1 · Applicant: ETHICON INC.

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  • Filed September 21, 1984 and granted December 23, 1987. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 21, 2004.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by March 21, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 21, 1984
PublishedJuly 10, 1985
GrantedDecember 23, 1987
Term endedSeptember 21, 2004
Application numberEP 84306465
Classification (CPC)A61B17/0643

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedSep 21, 1984PublishedJuly 10, 1985Patent grantedDec 23, 1987Term endedSep 21, 2004

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