US 7,785,355 · Application 10/971,531 · Granted Aug 31, 2010
US 7,785,355
System for rib fixation
Estimated expiration
June 7, 2026
Expired 98 days ago
Earliest effective filing
Oct 20, 2004
+ 20 years
Oct 20, 2024
PTA +595d
Jun 7, 2026
No TD
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Final
Jun 7, 2026
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
- Filing date
- October 20, 2004
- Earliest effective filing
- October 20, 2004
- Issue date
- August 31, 2010
- PTA
- +595 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- October 20, 2024
October 20, 2004 + 20 years = October 20, 2024 + 595 PTA days = June 7, 2026
Continuity chain
No continuity chain; the patent’s own filing date was used.
Terminal disclaimers
Patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. §156, which can apply to certain drug, biologic, animal drug and medical device patents, is not included in this calculation. How PTE is calculated
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