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The patent EP2544640 was granted to KCI Licensing on Jan 15, 2025. The application was originally filed on Mar 9, 2011 under application number EP11708963A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | US20110312968 |
| EXAMINATION | US2007038172 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2006041247 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2009227969 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2006059893 |
| OPPOSITION | US2005261642 |
| OPPOSITION | US2006041247 |
| OPPOSITION | US2007038172 |
| OPPOSITION | US2009099519 |
| OPPOSITION | US2009299307 |
| OPPOSITION | US2010069885 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012143122 |
| OPPOSITION | US6458109 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2005009488 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2007019038 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2010033271 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2010053870 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2011002268 |
| OTHER | US2006041247 |
| OTHER | WO2006059893 |
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Request for entry into the European phase
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Copy of the international search report
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Published international application - A1
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