US 7,981,073 · Application 11/904,105 · Granted Jul 19, 2011
US 7,981,073
Method and device for irrigation of body cavities
Estimated expiration
July 8, 2027
293 days remaining
Earliest effective filing
Mar 28, 2007
+ 20 years
Mar 28, 2027
PTA +102d
Jul 8, 2027
No TD
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Final
Jul 8, 2027
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
- September 26, 2007
- Earliest effective filing
- March 28, 2007
- Issue date
- July 19, 2011
- PTA
- +102 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- March 28, 2027
March 28, 2007 + 20 years = March 28, 2027 + 102 PTA days = July 8, 2027
- Continuation-in-part of application 11/729,357, filed Mar 28, 2007, issued as US 8,801,654
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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