METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR FUSING POLYSACCHARIDE-CONTAINING MATRIX LAYERS TO TISSUE - Patent 0865255

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EP 0 865 255 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/39

(21)	Application number: 96938809.0

(22)	Date of filing: 06.11.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 17/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/017840

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/017023 (15.05.1997 Gazette 1997/21)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE ES FR GB IT

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Priority:

07.11.1995 US 19950006324P

(71)	Applicant: FUSION MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WALLACE, Donald, G. Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US) REICH, Cary, J. Laguna Hills, CA 92653 (US) DAPPER, Greg Newark, CA 94560 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bizley, Richard Edward
	Hepworth, Lawrence, Bryer & Bizley Merlin House Falconry Court Baker's Lane Epping Essex CM16 5DQ Epping Essex CM16 5DQ (GB)

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