(19)
(11) EP 2 015 803 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.04.2008

(43) Date of publication:
21.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/04

(21) Application number: 07835752.2

(22) Date of filing: 09.05.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61M 5/00(2006.01)
A61M 5/31(2006.01)
 A61M 5/162(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2007/011228
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/024141 (28.02.2008 Gazette 2008/09)
(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 09.05.2006 US 798928 P
29.09.2006 US 848505 P
29.09.2006 US 848506 P
29.09.2006 US 848504 P
29.09.2006 US 848507 P
29.09.2006 US 848213 P

(71) Applicants:
  • APOGEE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Norwood, Massachusetts 02062 (US)
  • The University of Akron
    Akron, OH 44325-2103 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • RENEKER, Darrell, H.
    Akron, OH 44313 (US)
  • SMITH, Daniel, J.
    Stow, OH 44224 (US)
  • MEYERS, David, Barrett
    Walpole, MA 02081 (US)
  • GOLUBOVIC-LIAKOPOULOS, Nevenka
    Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (US)
  • MARIN, Alexander
    Newton, MA 02466 (US)
  • ANDRIANOV, Alexander, K.
    Belmont, MA 02478 (US)
  • CARROLL, Peter, G.
    Canton, MA 02021 (US)
  • SIMON, Sanford, R.
    Stony Brook, NY 11790 (US)
  • HAN, Tao
    Akron, OH 44314 (US)

(74) Representative: Walcher, Armin 
Louis, Pöhlau, Lohrentz Postfach 3055
90014 Nürnberg
90014 Nürnberg (DE)

   


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