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(11) EP 1 389 076 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
18.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/08

(21) Application number: 02764186.9

(22) Date of filing: 11.04.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A61F 2/06
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/011375
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/085252 (31.10.2002 Gazette 2002/44)
(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

(30) Priority: 24.04.2001 US 841968
25.05.2001 US 866550

(71) Applicant: DHC Systems, Inc.
Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • HLAVKA, Edwin, J.
    Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US)
  • PODMORE, Jonathan, L.
    San Francisco, CA 94118-2842 (US)
  • SPENCE, Paul, A.
    Louisville, KY 40222 (US)

(74) Representative: Ritter, Stephen David et al
Mathys & Squire100 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8AL
London WC1X 8AL (GB)

   


(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CATHETER-BASED ANNULOPLASTY USING LOCAL PLICATIONS