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EP 1087799 A1 20010404 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING BIOCOMPATIBLE SURFACES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR PRODUCING BIOCOMPATIBLE SURFACES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON BIOKOMPATIBLEN OBERFLÄCHEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR PRODUIRE DES SURFACES BIOCOMPATIBLES

Publication

EP 1087799 A1 20010404 (DE)

Application

EP 98963549 A 19981209

Priority

EP 98963549 A 19981209
EP 9808022 W 19981209
EP 9803465 W 19980609

IPC 1-7

A61L 27/00; A61L 31/00; A61L 33/00

IPC 8 full level

A61L 27/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/00 (2006.01); A61L 33/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9964085A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1087799 A1 20010404

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98963549 A 19981209