(19)
(11) EP 1 425 061 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.11.2003

(43) Date of publication:
09.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/24

(21) Application number: 02773236.1

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A61M 29/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/026784
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/018085 (06.03.2003 Gazette 2003/10)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 22.08.2001 US 314269 P
04.10.2001 US 972225
04.10.2001 US 972231
04.10.2001 US 972112

(71) Applicant: Arteria Medical Science, Inc.
San Francisco, CA 94129 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • DORROS, Gerald
    Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (US)
  • PARODI, Juan, Carlos
    Buenos Aires 1428 (AR)
  • SCHÖNHOLZ, Claudio, Javier
    Shreveport, LA 71106 (US)
  • HOGENDIJK, Michael
    Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US)
  • BATES, Mark, C.
    Charleston, WV 25304 (US)

(74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING STROKE AND CONTROLLING CEREBRAL FLOW CHARACTERISTICS