(19)
(11) EP 1 176 999 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:
28.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/39

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/30

(21) Application number: 00918592.7

(22) Date of filing: 20.04.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61M 1/12, A61M 1/10, F04B 43/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/AU2000/000355
(87) International publication number:
WO 2000/064509 (02.11.2000 Gazette 2000/44)

(54)

A ROTARY BLOOD PUMP AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR

ROTATIONSBLUTPUMPE SOWIE KONTROLLSYSTEM DAFÜR

POMPE SANGUINE ROTATIVE ET SON SYSTEME DE COMMANDE

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

(30) Priority: 23.04.1999 US 299038
23.04.1999 AU PP995999

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06

(60) Divisional application:
05076649.2

(73) Proprietors:
  • Ventrassist Pty Ltd
    Brisbane, QLD 4000 (AU)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY
    Broadway, NSW 2007 (AU)

(72) Inventors:
  • AYRE, Peter, Joseph
    Neutral Bay, NSW 2089 (AU)
  • TANSLEY, Geoffrey, Douglas
    Hornsby Heights, NSW 2077 (AU)
  • WATTERSON, Peter, Andrew
    West Ryde, NSW 2114 (AU)
  • WOODARD, John, Campbell
    Thornleigh, NSW 2120 (AU)

(74) Representative: Iemenschot, Johannes Andreas et al
Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V., P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk
2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-95/09305
US-A- 4 781 525
US-A- 5 725 357
 WO-A1-99/12587
US-A- 5 470 208
   
  • DATABASE WPI Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class X25, AN 1997-018727/02, XP002950656 & JP 8 284 841 A (EBARA CORP) 29 October 1996
   
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