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Heart valve stiffening ring

US D471,981 S · Assignee: Republic Medical Products Inc. · Inventors: Reif; Thomas H.

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  • Granted March 18, 2003. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended March 18, 2017.
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FiledSeptember 3, 1997
GrantedMarch 18, 2003
Term endedMarch 18, 2017
Application numberD/076617
Classification (CPC)A61F2/2409
Length3 pages

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