SELF-SUPPORTING, SHAPED, THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPOLYMERIC MATERIALS AND METHODS - Patent 1180986

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EP 1 180 986 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	30.08.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	27.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/09

(21)	Application number: 00935915.9

(22)	Date of filing: 12.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61F 2/20, C08H 1/00, C08K 3/26, C08K 3/32, C08K 3/40

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0012/886

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0070/018 (23.11.2000 Gazette 2000/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

18.05.1999 US 134624 P

(71)	Applicant: CryoLife, Inc.
	Kennesaw, GA 30144 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BLACK, Kirby Acworth, GA 30101 (US) YUKSEL, K., Umit Kennesaw, GA 30144 (US) TRYGSTAD, Aaron, J. Smyma, GA 30080 (US)

(74)	Representative: Eyles, Christopher Thomas
	W.P. THOMPSON & CO. Celcon House 289-293 High Holborn London WC1V 7HU London WC1V 7HU (GB)

(54)	SELF-SUPPORTING, SHAPED, THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPOLYMERIC MATERIALS AND METHODS