DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR CLOSING THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE

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EP 2 142 107 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:
	20.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/08

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	09.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/02

(21)	Application number: 08727155.7

(22)	Date of filing: 25.03.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 17/12^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2008/003938

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/121278 (09.10.2008 Gazette 2008/41)

(54)	DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR CLOSING THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE VORRICHTUNGEN UND SYSTEME ZUM VERSCHLUSS DES LINKEN VORHOFANHANGS DISPOSITIFS ET SYSTÈMES POUR LA FERMETURE DE L'APPENDICE AURICULAIRE GAUCHE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

30.03.2007 US 921002 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	13.01.2010 Bulletin 2010/02

(60)	Divisional application:
	12186090.2

(73)	Proprietor: Sentreheart, Inc.
	Redwood City, CA 94063 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MILLER, Gary, H. Milpitas, CA 95035 (US) SEIBER, Russell, A. Redwood Shores, CA 94065 (US) FUNG, Gregory, W. San Mateo, CA 94403 (US)

(74)	Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell
	Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

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References cited: :

EP-A- 1 010 397
WO-A-2004/066828
US-A- 5 281 238
US-A1- 2004 102 804
US-A1- 2006 020 336

WO-A-96/40356
WO-A-2008/017080
US-A- 5 908 429
US-A1- 2004 260 273
US-A1- 2006 253 129

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