US 7470240 — Patent Expiration

PRESSURE PULSE/SHOCK WAVE THERAPY METHODS AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING THE THERAPEUTIC METHODS

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US 7470240

Pressure Pulse/shock Wave Therapy Methods And An Apparatus For Conducting The Therapeutic Methods

High Confidence

Application No. 11122154

November 5, 2025

Expired 253 days ago

Earliest effective filing

Mar 4, 2005

+ 20 years

Mar 4, 2025

PTA +246d

Nov 5, 2025

No TD

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Final

Nov 5, 2025

This calculation includes Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) under 35 U.S.C. §154(b). Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. §156 (for FDA-regulated products) is not included.

Calculation Details

Base Term Calculation

Filing Date

May 4, 2005

Earliest Effective Filing

March 4, 2005

Issue Date

December 30, 2008

PTA

+246 days

Base Expiry (before PTA)

March 4, 2025

March 4, 2005 + 20 years = March 4, 2025 + 246 PTA days = November 5, 2025

Continuation-in-Part of application 11071156, filed Mar 4, 2005

PRO

60621028 — Provisional — not used for base term

PRO

60642149 — Provisional — not used for base term

PRO

60621028 — Provisional — not used for base term

PRO

60642149 — Provisional — not used for base term

Terminal Disclaimer Analysis

No TD

0 approved, 0 filed

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