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(43) Date of publication: 26.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/39 (21) Application number: 98961887.1 (22) Date of filing: 04.12.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61F 2/06 (86) International application number: PCT/US9825/674 (87) International publication number: WO 0033/768 (15.06.2000 Gazette 2000/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: BIO-VASCULAR, INC. St. Paul, MN 55114-1024 (US)	(72) Inventors: FRANCIS, Ralph, T. New Brighton,MN 55112 (US) ZHAO, Qing, Hong Andover, MN 55304 (US) ORAY, B., Nicholas Woodbury, MN 55125 (US) METZGER, Anne, E. St. Paul, MN 55105 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance et al FORRESTER & BOEHMERTFranz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)