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Devices For Wound Closure - EP3695819

The patent EP3695819 was granted to Ethicon on Mar 16, 2022. The application was originally filed on Sep 24, 2015 under application number EP20167273A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

EP3695819

ETHICON
Application Number
EP20167273A
Filing Date
Sep 24, 2015
Status
Opposition Rejected
Apr 4, 2025
Grant Date
Mar 16, 2022
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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "DERMABOND® PRINEO® Skin Closure System", Ethicon LLC, (20150127), Ethicon LLC, (20230102), XP093011108-
OPPOSITION- Fan Wai-Ping Linda, Rashid Mamun, Enoch Stuart, "Current advances in modern wound healing", Top ten natural preparations for the treatment of diabetic foot disorders, (20101019), vol. 6, no. 3, ISSN 1746-6814, pages 22 - 36, XP093226328-
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