METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MAINTAINING SURGICALLY CREATED CHANNELS IN A BODY ORGAN

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EP 1 802 365 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.01.2007

(43)	Date of publication:
	04.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/27

(21)	Application number: 05791123.2

(22)	Date of filing: 19.07.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61M 5/00^(2006.01)
A61F 2/04^(2006.01)

A61F 13/00^(2006.01)
B05D 3/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/025738

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/014731 (09.02.2006 Gazette 2006/06)

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

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Priority:

19.07.2004 US 895258
19.07.2004 US 895010
19.07.2004 US 894647
19.07.2004 US 895273
01.06.2005 US 686848 P

(71)	Applicant: Broncus Technologies, Inc.
	Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	PHAN, Loc, X. San Jose, CA 95148 (US) ROSCHAK, Edmund, J. Mission Viejo, CA 92692 (US)

(74)	Representative: Price, Nigel John King
	J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

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