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US 7,022,121 · Confirmation No. 3000

HANDPIECE FOR TREATMENT OF TISSUE

Inventors: Roger A. Stern, Mitchell Levinson, Bryan Weber

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Inventors

Roger A. Stern Cupertino, CA

Mitchell Levinson Pleasanton, CA

Bryan Weber Livermore, CA

Attorneys & Agents of Record

JEFFREY METZCAR Reg. 52027 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

ASHISH PATEL Reg. 50177 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

SANG YOUNG HAN Reg. 81628 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE

JAMES ROLLINS Reg. 82811 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

MICHAEL NIEBERDING Reg. 39316 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

STEVEN ELLEMAN Reg. 41733 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

AMANDA MILLER Reg. 52469 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

MARK FRIEDMAN Reg. 57918 Agent · THOMPSON HINE LLP

EUGENE JOSWICK Reg. 50917 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

DAVID JAGLOWSKI Reg. 58514 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

WILLIAM ALLEN Reg. 48389 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

CLINTON KING Reg. 70960 Agent · THOMPSON HINE LLP

THOMAS SAVITSKY Reg. 31661 Attorney · BAUSCH HEALTH

JOHN THOMAS Reg. 34070 Attorney · BAUSCH & LOMB AMERICAS INC.

ROBERT GORMAN Reg. 41789 Attorney · SANDOZ INTERNATIONAL GMBH

THOMAS WALLS Reg. 66777 Attorney · VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA, LLC

ASHLEY PECORA Reg. 71316 Attorney · C/O THOMPSON HINE, LLP

ERIC ZELEPUGAS Reg. 73302 Attorney · THOMPSON HINE LLP

KRISTI MCINTYRE Reg. 74377 Attorney · FINNEGAN HENDERSON FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP

Classification

USPC 606/41

A61B18/14 A61B2090/064 A61B2090/065 A61B18/1402 A61B18/148 A61B2018/00011 A61B2018/00023 A61B2018/00452 A61B2018/00702 A61B2018/00779 A61B2018/00791 A61B2018/00875 A61B2018/1495 A61N1/403

Prosecution

Examiner: PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F
Art Unit: 3739
Customer No.: 182573
Docket No.: 094234.00114
Confirmation No.: 3000

Publication

Pub. No.: US20020151887A1
Pub. Date: 2002-10-17

Patent Term Adjustment

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