Expired European patentEurope
Portable pain-killing apparatus
EP 0702967 B1 · Applicant: TSUKADA MEDICAL RESEARCH CO., LTD.
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- Filed April 11, 1994 and granted November 7, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 11, 2014.
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FiledApril 11, 1994
PublishedMarch 27, 1996
GrantedNovember 7, 2001
Term endedApril 11, 2014
Application numberEP 94912088
Classification (CPC)A61M5/1424
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