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Disposable scalpel

US D470,587 S · Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company · Inventors: Howell; Glade Harold et al.

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  • Granted February 18, 2003. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended February 18, 2017.
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FiledFebruary 28, 2002
GrantedFebruary 18, 2003
Term endedFebruary 18, 2017
Application numberD/156380
Classification (CPC)A61B17/3211 +1 more
Length11 pages

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