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Textured Surfaces For Breast Implants - EP3443933

The patent EP3443933 was granted to Establishment Labs on Jul 26, 2023. The application was originally filed on Feb 16, 2015 under application number EP18207556A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3443933

ESTABLISHMENT LABS
Application Number
EP18207556A
Filing Date
Feb 16, 2015
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jun 23, 2023
Grant Date
Jul 26, 2023
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Patent Citations (7) New

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OPPOSITION- Valencia-Lazcano Anai A.; Alonso-Rasgado Teresa; Bayat Ardeshir, "Characterisation of breast implant surfaces and correlation with fibroblast adhesion", Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20130227), vol. 21, doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.02.005, ISSN 1751-6161, pages 133 - 148, XP028579296
OTHER- Maxence Bigerelle, "Analysis of the topography of SEBBIN semismooth implants manufactured in 2013", Hauts-de-France Polytechnic University, (20210909), pages 1 - 12, XP055879912-
SEARCH- VALENCIA-LAZCANO ANAI A ET AL, "Characterisation of breast implant surfaces and correlation with fibroblast adhesion", JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20130227), vol. 21, doi:10.1016/J.JMBBM.2013.02.005, ISSN 1751-6161, pages 133 - 148, XP028579296 [X] 1-13 * paragraph [0003] *

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