SHAPED FIBER ENDS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Patent 2309924

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EP 2 309 924 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.03.2010

(43)	Date of publication:
	20.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/16

(21)	Application number: 09800730.5

(22)	Date of filing: 15.05.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 5/1459^(2006.01)

A61B 5/1455^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2009/044078

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2010/011400 (28.01.2010 Gazette 2010/04)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

22.07.2008 US 82721 P

(71)	Applicant: Cornova, Inc.
	Burlington, MA 01803 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	TANG, Jing Arlington MA 02474 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lane, Cathal Michael et al
	5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)

(54)	SHAPED FIBER ENDS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME