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Catheter anchoring system

EP 1186316 B1 · Applicant: Venetec International, Inc.

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  • Filed March 18, 1994 and granted May 17, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 18, 2014.
  • 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 September 18, 2019.
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FiledMarch 18, 1994
PublishedMarch 13, 2002
GrantedMay 17, 2006
Term endedMarch 18, 2014
Application numberEP 01204338
Classification (CPC)A61M25/02 +1 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedMarch 18, 1994PublishedMarch 13, 2002Patent grantedMay 17, 2006Term endedMarch 18, 2014

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