INTRA-ARTERY OBSTRUCTION CLEARING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Patent 0814711

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EP 0 814 711 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/02

(21)	Application number: 95915409.0

(22)	Date of filing: 22.03.1995

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 17/ 32^{( . )}
A61M 25/ 00^{( . )}
A61M 29/ 00^{( . )}

A61B 17/ 22^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1995/003664

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/029014 (26.09.1996 Gazette 1996/43)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(71)	Applicant: EVI CORPORATION
	Portland OR 97224 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	NORDGREN, Gregory, N. Wilsonville, OR 97070 (US) KELLY, Thomas, L. West Linn, OR 97068 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
	Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

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