MICROCATHETER HAVING TIP RELIEF REGION - Patent 1490139

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EP 1 490 139 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.03.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	29.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/53

(21)	Application number: 03721517.5

(22)	Date of filing: 19.03.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61M 25/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/010084

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/080167 (02.10.2003 Gazette 2003/40)

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

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Priority:

19.03.2002 US 365946 P
05.04.2002 US 370361 P

(71)	Applicant: BioCure, Inc.
	Norcross, Georgia 30071 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	LATINI, Lucas Norcross, GA 30092 (US)

(74)	Representative: Watson, Robert James et al
	Mewburn Ellis LLPYork House23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)

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