Apparatus and methods for the selective removal of tissue using combinations of ultrasonic energy and cryogenic energy
US 7,572,268 Lapsed on the fee recordLapsed Aug 11, 2021 on the fee record · From the USPTO record
20-year base term ended Oct 13, 2025
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Oct 13, 2005
Aug 11, 2021
Aug 11, 2009
Oct 13, 2025
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| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 13, 2005, when this application, 11/250,870, was filed | Oct 13, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | No term adjustment record on a grant after 2005, so none is added | no change | Medium confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Aug 11, 2021 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 11, 2021 | From the USPTO record |
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