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EP 1255571 A1 20021113 - FORMABLE INTEGRAL SOURCE MATERIAL FOR MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVICES

Title (en)

FORMABLE INTEGRAL SOURCE MATERIAL FOR MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVICES

Title (de)

VERFORMBARES INTEGRALES AUSGANGSMATERIAL FÜR MEDIZINISCHE UND INDUSTRIELLE VORRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

MATERIAU SOURCE INTEGRAL FA ONNABLE POUR DISPOSITIFS MEDICAUX ET INDUSTRIELS

Publication

EP 1255571 A1 20021113 (EN)

Application

EP 00945323 A 20000711

Priority

US 0018863 W 20000711
US 50661100 A 20000218

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2372786A1] Published without an

IPC 1-7

A61K 51/12

IPC 8 full level

A61N 5/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61N 5/1001 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1004 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1024 (2013.01)

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)

WO 0160141 A2 20010823; AU 5928800 A 20010827; CA 2372786 A1 20010823; CA 2372786 C 20100330; EP 1255571 A1 20021113; EP 1426063 A2 20040609; EP 1426063 A3 20040714

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0018863 W 20000711; AU 5928800 A 20000711; CA 2372786 A 20000711; EP 00945323 A 20000711; EP 03029892 A 20000711