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(43) Date of publication: 10.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/11 (21) Application number: 01942016.5 (22) Date of filing: 07.06.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61L 27/34, A61L 31/10, A61L 24/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/018345 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/100453 (19.12.2002 Gazette 2002/51)

(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 (71) Applicant: SurModics, Inc. Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3523 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHUDZIK, Stephen, J. St. Paul, MN 55102 (US) CLAPPER, David, L. Shorewood, MN 55331 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance et al FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)