(19)
(11) EP 2 397 113 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:
04.11.2015 Bulletin 2015/45

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
23.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/39

(21) Application number: 11171475.4

(22) Date of filing: 26.08.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61F 2/07(2013.01)
A61F 2/848(2013.01)
A61F 2/04(2013.01)
 A61F 2/06(2013.01)
A61F 2/24(2006.01)
A61F 5/00(2006.01)

(54)

Satiation devices

Vorrichtung zur Sättigung

Dispositifs de rassasiement

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

(30) Priority: 27.08.2001 US 940110

(43) Date of publication of application:
21.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/51

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
02757395.5 / 1420730

(73) Proprietor: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Maple Grove, MN 55311-1566 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Stack, Richard
    Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina 27514 (US)
  • Glenn, Richard
    Santa Rosa, CA California 95409 (US)
  • Moody, Trevor
    Seattle, WA Washington 98115 (US)
  • Silverstein, Fred
    Seattle, WA Washington 98112 (US)
  • Every, Nathan
    Seattle, WA Washington 98105 (US)
  • Eubanks, William
    Durham, NC North Carolina 27712 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 492 477
US-A- 4 315 509
US-A- 5 306 300
 WO-A1-03/086247
US-A- 4 878 905
US-A- 5 820 584
   
       
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