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Flexible angular limitation abutment, articulated system with such an abutment, and medical equipment with such an articulated system
EP 1048890 B1 · Applicant: ALM
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- Filed April 13, 2000 and granted December 8, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 13, 2020.
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FiledApril 13, 2000
PublishedNovember 2, 2000
GrantedDecember 8, 2004
Term endedApril 13, 2020
Application numberEP 00401024
Classification (CPC)F16M11/06
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