(19)
(11) EP 1 874 217 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.09.2007

(43) Date of publication:
09.01.2008 Bulletin 2008/02

(21) Application number: 06751584.1

(22) Date of filing: 25.04.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 19/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/015941
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/116558 (02.11.2006 Gazette 2006/44)
(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

(30) Priority: 25.04.2005 US 674931 P

(71) Applicant: Evalve, Inc.
Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ST. GOAR, Frederick
    Menlo Park, California 94025 (US)
  • FANN, James
    Portola Valley, California 94028 (US)
  • DEEM, Mark
    Mountain View, California 94041 (US)
  • GIFFORD III, Hanson
    Woodside, California 94062 (US)
  • DIECK, Martin
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • MARTIN, Brian, B.
    Felton, California 95018 (US)
  • FAN, Sylvia
    Burlingame, California 94010 (US)
  • GOLDFARB, Eric
    San Francisco, California 94114 (US)
  • DELL, Kent
    Redwood City, California 94061 (US)
  • POWELL, Ferolyn
    San Francisco, California 94114 (US)

(74) Representative: Baldock, Sharon Claire 
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


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