DISTALLY NARROWED VASCULAR GRAFTS AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR MAKING ARTERY-TO-VEIN AND ARTERY-TO-ARTERY CONNECTIONS - Patent 1307163

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EP 1 307 163 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.06.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	07.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/19

(21)	Application number: 01961910.5

(22)	Date of filing: 06.08.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61F 2/06

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0124/610

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0201/3675 (21.02.2002 Gazette 2002/08)

(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:

10.08.2000 US 224392 P
01.11.2000 US 704083
08.06.2001 US 297088 P
08.06.2001 US 297226 P

(71)	Applicant: Dialysis Access Solutions Inc.
	Crown Point, IN 46307 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	STANISH, Paul Crown Point, IN 46307 (US)

(74)	Representative: Holmes, Matthew Peter et al
	MARKS & CLERK,Sussex House,83-85 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3LG Manchester M2 3LG (GB)

(54)	DISTALLY NARROWED VASCULAR GRAFTS AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR MAKING ARTERY-TO-VEIN AND ARTERY-TO-ARTERY CONNECTIONS