SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS FROM A BLOOD VESSEL - Patent 1641401

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EP 1 641 401 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	05.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/14

(21)	Application number: 04754286.5

(22)	Date of filing: 03.06.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 17/22^(1968.09)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/017639

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/000130 (06.01.2005 Gazette 2005/01)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

11.06.2003 US 460751
05.05.2004 US 839977

(71)	Applicant: Concentric Medical, Inc.
	Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SEPETKA, Ivan Los Altos, CA 94024 (US) GIA, SON San Jose, CA 95111 (US) MILLER, John Redwood City, CA 94061 (US) PIERCE, Ryan Mountain View, CA 94041 (US) ABOYTES, Maria Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US) TRAN NGO, Tiffany San Jose, CA 95122 (US)

(74)	Representative: Greenwood, John David et al
	Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ (GB)

(54)	SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS FROM A BLOOD VESSEL