METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLACING A CONDUIT IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH A TARGET VESSEL AND A SOURCE OF BLOOD - Patent 1276533

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EP 1 276 533 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.04.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	22.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/04

(21)	Application number: 01926980.2

(22)	Date of filing: 12.04.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61M 29/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0112/158

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0107/8801 (25.10.2001 Gazette 2001/43)

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

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Priority:

12.04.2000 US 547532

(71)	Applicant: Ventrica, Inc.
	Fremont, CA 94538 (US)

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Inventors:

CARSON, Dean, F.
Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)
REO, Michael, L.
Redwood City, CA 94065 (US)
OLSON, Stephen, L
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)
LEPULU, Keke
Redwood City, CA 94063 (US)
CREWS, Sam, T.
Redwood City, CA 94061 (US)
COLE, David, H.
Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)
SHARKAWY, A., Adam
Redwood City, CA 94062 (US)
GITTINGS, Darin, C.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)
FOLEY, Mark, J.
Menlo Park, CA 94304 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kazi, Ilya et al
	Mathys & Squire,100 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8AL London WC1X 8AL (GB)

(54)	METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLACING A CONDUIT IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH A TARGET VESSEL AND A SOURCE OF BLOOD