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(43) Date of publication: 31.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/44 (21) Application number: 88906478.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.07.1988

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/ 00( . ) A61B 17/ 32( . ) A61B 17/ 22( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1988/002184 (87) International publication number: WO 1990/000371 (25.01.1990 Gazette 1990/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE (71) Applicant: DEVICES FOR VASCULAR INTERVENTION, INC. Redwood City, CA 94063 (US)	(72) Inventors: GIFFORD, Hanson, S. Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US) SIMPSON, John, B. Woodside, CA 94062 (US) BROWN, Peter, S. Los Alto Hills, CA 94022 (US) (74) Representative: Harrison, David Christopher  MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)