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Priority: |
31.12.2001 US 344869 P
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13.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/41 |
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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02796129.1 / 1461729 |
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Proprietor: B. Braun Medical, Inc. |
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Bethlehem PA 18018-0027 (US) |
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- DiGianfilippo, Aleandro
Scottsdale, AZ 85262 (US)
- Pierce, Richard F.
Glendale, AZ 85308 (US)
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Representative: Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner,
Röss, Kaiser, Polte - Partnerschaft mbB |
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Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Bavariaring 10 80336 München 80336 München (DE) |
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References cited: :
GB-A- 1 273 640 US-A- 4 333 356
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JP-A- 58 070 079
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