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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.11.2007 (43) Date of publication: 31.12.2008 Bulletin 2009/01 (21) Application number: 07756277.5 (22) Date of filing: 03.01.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 35/14(2006.01) A61M 25/00(2006.01) A61L 26/00(2006.01) A61L 24/00(2006.01) A61P 9/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/060060 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/112136 (04.10.2007 Gazette 2007/40)

(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: 23.03.2006 US 743686 P 23.06.2006 US 426211 23.06.2006 US 426219 (71) Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (US)	(72) Inventor: NAYAK, Asha Menlo Park, California 94025 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)