Surgery – Blood drawn and replaced or treated and returned to body – Constituent removed from blood and remainder returned to body
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-25
2011-01-25
Deak, Leslie R (Department: 3761)
Surgery
Blood drawn and replaced or treated and returned to body
Constituent removed from blood and remainder returned to body
C604S004010, C210S645000, C210S646000, C435S372000, C435S400000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07874998
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to filtration devices and related methods of use. In particular, the present invention relates to implantable filtration devices used, for example, for filtering impurities from a body fluid of a subject.
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Brown David L.
Humes H. David
Casimir Jones SC
Deak Leslie R
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