- Australia Patent No. 770989

- Denmark Patent No. 1248571

- France Patent No. 1248571

- Germany Patent No. 1248571

- Italy Patent No. 1248571

- Netherlands Patent No. 1248571

- Spain Patent No. 1248571

- Switzerland Patent No. 1248571

- United Kingdom Patent No. 1248571

- USA Patent No. 6626859B2

More countries are  pending.

1st September 2005

Smartcanula LLC sponsors the again a practical workshop with hands-on smart canula ^® training during the 9th Heart Lab International meeting to be held in Zurich from October 26-30, 2005
For more infos check www.heartlab.org


20th August 2005

Smartcanula LLC participates in the largest event in Europe for professionals in Cardio-thoracic Surgery and presents various new smart canula ^® designs during the upcoming EACTS meeting:
The European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery meets in Barcelona, September 24-28, 2005
For more infos check www.eacts.org


1st June 2005

European Patent Office grants a European Patent for the original smart canulation concept which is based on "collapsed insertion and expansion in situ" for achieving better flow. European Patent Number 1248571.


23th May 2005

"A novel venous cannula to optimise venous return for CPB applications: in vitro and in in-vivo testing of the smart canula ^® "
will be presented during the 11th European Congress on Extracorporeal Circulation which is organized by the FECECT in Orosai, Sardinia, on Friday, June 10, 2005 during the afternoon session at 14.15 (paper nr 32)


4th April 2005

Smartcanula LLC is pleased to announce that the European Patent Office has decided to grant a European Patent for the high performance cannula based on the smartcanula principle (collapsed insertion and expansion in situ).
Patent Nr EP 1 248 571 B1.


30th March 2005

Smartcanula LLC will exhibit at the 11th European Congress on Extracorporeal Circulation Technology in Orosei, Sardinia, June 8-11, 2005. For more, check out www.fecect.org


28th January 2005

The smart canula ^® will be presented at the 2nd workshop on Integrated Coronary Revascularization in Innsbruck, Austria, February 24-25, 2005. For more informations check www.icr-workshop.at


15th January 2005

Smartcanula LLC will exhibit at the 34th annual meeting of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Hamburg, Germany, February 13-16th 2005. Visit us at booth n°75. For more informations check www.gstcvs.org


7th January 2005

Smartcanula LLC will participate at Biodata 2005 (25-26th January in Geneva, Switzerland), the yearly international swiss biotech symposium. For more informations check www.biodataforum.com