WO2008034013A3 - Medical devices and methods of making the same - Google Patents

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WO2008034013A3
WO2008034013A3 PCT/US2007/078417 US2007078417W WO2008034013A3 WO 2008034013 A3 WO2008034013 A3 WO 2008034013A3 US 2007078417 W US2007078417 W US 2007078417W WO 2008034013 A3 WO2008034013 A3 WO 2008034013A3
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endoprostheses
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Timothy S Girton
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Timothy S Girton
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Priority to EP07842447.0A priority patent/EP2068964B1/en
Priority to EP15176192.1A priority patent/EP2959925B1/en
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Abstract

Medical devices, such as endoprostheses, and related methods are disclosed.
PCT/US2007/078417 2006-09-15 2007-09-13 Medical devices and methods of making the same WO2008034013A2 (en)

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EP07842447.0A EP2068964B1 (en) 2006-09-15 2007-09-13 Medical devices and methods of making the same
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