DEVICES FOR EXTRACTING BILIARY OR URINARY STONES - Patent 1196096

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EP 1 196 096 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	17.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/16

(21)	Application number: 00947383.6

(22)	Date of filing: 14.07.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 17/22

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0019/269

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0105/311 (25.01.2001 Gazette 2001/04)

(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:

17.07.1999 US 144551 P

(71)	Applicants:
	Wilson-Cook Medical Inc. Winston-Salem, NC 27105-4919 (US) Cook Group (UK) Limited Letchworth,Hertfordshire SG6 1LN (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	KARPIEL, John, A. Winston-Salem, NC 27106 (US) LOMBARDO, Giuseppe Largo, FL 33771 (US) JAKOVLJEVIC, Samuel Hertfordshire AL1 2HJ (GB)

(74)	Representative: Johnston, Kenneth Graham
	c/o Cook (UK) Ltd.Patent DepartmentMonroe House LetchworthHertfordshire SG6 1LN LetchworthHertfordshire SG6 1LN (GB)

(54)	DEVICES FOR EXTRACTING BILIARY OR URINARY STONES