ANTICOAGULANT INTERNALLY COATED NEEDLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

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EP 1 071 362 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	08.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/10

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	14.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/50

(21)	Application number: 99914935.4

(22)	Date of filing: 18.03.1999

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B05D 7/22^(1974.07)
A61B 5/14^(0000.00)

A61M 5/32^(1968.09)
A61L 33/00^(1985.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1999/005888

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1999/047037 (23.09.1999 Gazette 1999/38)

(54)	ANTICOAGULANT INTERNALLY COATED NEEDLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME INNENSEITIG MIT ANTIKOAGULANT BESCHICHTETE NADEL UND ZUGEHÖRIGES HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN AIGUILLE INTERIEUREMENT COUVERTE D'UN ANTICOAGULANT ET SA METHODE DE FABRICATION

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

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Priority:

19.03.1998 US 44149

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	31.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/05

(73)	Proprietor: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
	Keene, NH 03431-5911 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	DUCHAMP, Jacky San Francisco, CA 94114 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gill, Ian Stephen et al
	A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn GB-London WC1V 7LE GB-London WC1V 7LE (GB)

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References cited: :

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US-A- 4 133 304
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