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A method for detecting an irregular state in a non-invasive pulse oximeter system

EP 0658331 B1 · Applicant: Hewlett-Packard GmbH

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  • Filed December 11, 1993 and granted October 2, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 11, 2013.
  • 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 June 11, 2019.
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FiledDecember 11, 1993
PublishedJune 21, 1995
GrantedOctober 2, 1996
Term endedDecember 11, 2013
Application numberEP 93120013
Classification (CPC)A61B5/6838 +2 more

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1994199619982000200220042006200820102012Application filedDec 11, 1993PublishedJune 21, 1995Patent grantedOct 2, 1996Term endedDec 11, 2013

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