TISSUE PENETRATION DEVICE - Patent 1968461

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EP 1 968 461 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	17.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/38

(21)	Application number: 06845671.4

(22)	Date of filing: 14.12.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 17/32^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2006/048129

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/070719 (21.06.2007 Gazette 2007/25)

(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 RS

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Priority:

14.12.2005 US 750504 P
22.12.2005 US 318334

(71)	Applicant: Pelikan Technologies, Inc.
	Palo Alto CA 94303 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DESHMUKH, Ajay Mountain View, CA 94041 (US) FREEMAN, Dominique, M. La Honda, CA 94020 (US) BOECKER, Dirk Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) ALDEN, Don Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)

(74)	Representative: Harris, Ian Richard et al
	D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY (GB)

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