Expired European patentEurope
Method and improved device for measuring and locating a tooth apex
EP 0966237 B1 · Applicant: Heraud, Roger
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- Filed February 25, 1998 and granted December 17, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 25, 2018.
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FiledFebruary 25, 1998
PublishedDecember 29, 1999
GrantedDecember 17, 2003
Term endedFebruary 25, 2018
Application numberEP 98912548
Classification (CPC)A61C19/041
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