Owner Medtronic, Inc.

Inventors Oliver, Dana A.; Vaccaro, Brian J.; Myntti, Matthew F.

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-A-2009240509

PCT Pub. Number WO2009/132224

Priority 61/047,598 24.04.08 US

Filing date 23 April 2009

Wipo publication date 29 October 2009

C12N 15/82 (2006.01) Mutation or genetic engineering - for plant cells

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A61L 31/04 (2006.01) Materials for other surgical articles - Macromolecular materials

A61L 31/14 (2006.01) Materials for other surgical articles - Materials characterised by their function or physical properties

C08B 37/00 (2006.01) Preparation of polysaccharides not provided for in

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