US 8,162,859 · Application 11/422,388 · Granted Apr 24, 2012
US 8,162,859
Shock wave treatment device and method of use
Estimated expiration
April 29, 2030
3y 198d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Jun 6, 2006
+ 20 years
Jun 6, 2026
PTA +1423d
Apr 29, 2030
No TD
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Final
Apr 29, 2030
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
- June 6, 2006
- Earliest effective filing
- June 6, 2006
- Issue date
- April 24, 2012
- PTA
- +1423 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- June 6, 2026
June 6, 2006 + 20 years = June 6, 2026 + 1423 PTA days = April 29, 2030
- PRO60/763,018 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO60/688,927 — Provisional — not used for base term
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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