(19)
(11) EP 1 827 251 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.12.2013 Bulletin 2013/50

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/44

(21) Application number: 05825496.2

(22) Date of filing: 09.11.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/12(2006.01)
A61L 31/04(2006.01)
 A61L 31/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2005/040697
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/053107 (18.05.2006 Gazette 2006/20)

(54)

VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICES COMPRISING COMPLEX-SHAPE PROXIMAL PORTION AND SMALLER DIAMETER DISTAL PORTION

VORRICHTUNGEN ZUM GEFÄSSVERSCHLUSS MIT EINEM KOMPLEX GEFORMTEN PROXIMALEN ANTEIL UND EINEM DISTALEN ANTEIL MIT KLEINEREM DURCHMESSER

DISPOSITIFS VASO-OCCLUSIFS PRESENTANT UNE PARTIE PROXIMALE DE FORME COMPLEXE ET UNE PARTIE DISTALE A DIAMETRE INFERIEUR

(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

(30) Priority: 09.11.2004 US 626706 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
05.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/36

(73) Proprietors:
  • Stryker Corporation
    Kalamazoo, MI 49002 (US)
  • Stryker NV Operations Ltd
    Dublin 2 (IE)

(72) Inventors:
  • JAEGER, Kevin, M.
    Pleasanton, CA 94588 (US)
  • TEOH, Clifford
    Los Altos, CA 94024 (US)

(74) Representative: Lecomte, Didier et al
Lecomte & Partners P.O. Box 1623
1016 Luxembourg
1016 Luxembourg (LU)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 5 911 731
US-A1- 2002 107 534
 US-A1- 2002 019 647
US-A1- 2003 120 302
   
       
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