MATERIALS COLLECTION SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF - Patent 0859570

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EP 0 859 570 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	26.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/35

(21)	Application number: 96911365.0

(22)	Date of filing: 22.03.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 10/ 02^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 16^{( . )}
A61B 19/ 00^{( . )}

A61B 10/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/003875

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/016118 (09.05.1997 Gazette 1997/20)

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

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Priority:

30.10.1995 US 19950550297

(71)	Applicant: Biomedical Enterprises, Inc.
	San Antonio, TX 78245-3201 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	FOX, William, Casey Pipe Creek, TX 78063 (US) BROOKS, Bryan, Phillip San Antonio, TX 78250 (US)

(74)	Representative: Raynor, John
	W.H. Beck, Greener & Co 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn London WC2A 3SZ London WC2A 3SZ (GB)

(54)	MATERIALS COLLECTION SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF