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Systems and methods for removing undesired matter from blood cells

EP 0540732 B1 · Applicant: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

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  • Filed May 21, 1992 and granted November 8, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 21, 2012.
  • 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 November 21, 2017.
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FiledMay 21, 1992
PublishedMay 12, 1993
GrantedNovember 8, 1995
Term endedMay 21, 2012
Application numberEP 92913621
Classification (CPC)A61M1/0209 +2 more

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedMay 21, 1992PublishedMay 12, 1993Patent grantedNov 8, 1995Term endedMay 21, 2012

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