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(11) EP 1 684 819 A2

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(43) Date of publication:
02.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/31

(21) Application number: 04816983.3

(22) Date of filing: 22.11.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61L 31/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2004/039389
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/051452 (09.06.2005 Gazette 2005/23)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 20.11.2003 US 523908 P
24.11.2003 US 525226 P
03.12.2003 US 526541 P
28.04.2004 US 566569 P
09.07.2004 US 586861 P
17.09.2004 US 611077 P
10.11.2004 US 986231

(71) Applicant: ANGIOTECH INTERNATIONAL AG
6304 Zug (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • HUNTER, William, L.
    Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1B6 (CA)
  • GRAVETT, David, M.
    Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1Y8 (CA)
  • TOLEIKIS, Philip, M.
    Vancouver, British Columbia V6P 5N8 (CA)
  • MAITI, Arpita
    Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4A6 (CA)
  • LIGGINS, Richard, T.
    Coquitlam, British Columbia V3K 5K7 (CA)
  • TAKACS-COX, Aniko
    North Vancouver, British Columbia V7G 1L (CA)
  • AVELAR, Rui
    Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 2W7 (CA)
  • LOSS, Troy, A., E.
    North Vancouver, British Columbia V7L 3G (CA)
  • GUAN, Dechi
    Vancouver, British Columbia V6P 3Y1 (CA)
  • WANG, Kaiyue
    Burnaby. British Columbia V5J 1W1 (CA)

(74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance 
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


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