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(43) Date of publication: 30.03.1988 Bulletin 1988/13 (21) Application number: 87902220.0 (22) Date of filing: 10.03.1987

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F( . ) A61L 26/ 00( . ) A61F 2/ 06( . ) A61L 27/ 34( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1987/000475 (87) International publication number: WO 1987/005796 (08.10.1987 Gazette 1987/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE (30) Priority: 27.03.1986 US 19860844961 (71) Applicant: ADVANCED VASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Houston, TX 77058 (US)	(72) Inventors: WEINBERG, Steven, L. League City, TX 77573 (US) SNYDER, Roger, W. League City, TX 77573 (US) LALOR, Gabriel, P. Houston, TX 77058 (US) (74) Representative: Frankland, Nigel Howard, et al  FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 D-80801 München D-80801 München (DE)