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Ring contact for rotatable connection of switch assembly for use in a surgical system

EP 1199040 B1 · Applicant: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.

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  • Filed October 19, 2001 and granted February 6, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 19, 2021.
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FiledOctober 19, 2001
PublishedApril 24, 2002
GrantedFebruary 6, 2008
Term endedOctober 19, 2021
Application numberEP 01308873
Classification (CPC)A61B18/1402

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