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           1      IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
           2               SAN JOSE DIVISION
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           3   EDWARD V. BYRNS,     :  CIVIL ACTION
               Individually and as  :
           4   Executor of the      :
               Estate of LUCILLE G. :
           5   BYRNS,               :
                      Plaintiff     :
           6                        :
                      V.            :
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               ENDOVASCULAR         :
           8   TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,  :
               and GUIDANT CORP.,   :
           9          Defendants    :  NO. CV-03-5494 JF

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          11               December 12, 2005

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          13          Oral deposition of MATTHEW J.
               DOUGHERTY M.D., held at 700 Spruce
          14   Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106,
               commencing at 7:05 a.m. on the above
          15   date, before Teresa M. Beaver, a
               Federally-Approved Registered
          16   Professional Reporter and a Notary Public
               in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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           1   A P P E A R A N C E S  :

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                      LEIF, CABRASER, HEIMANN &
           3          BERNSTEIN LLP
                      BY:  WENDY FLEISHMAN, ESQUIRE
           4          780 Third Avenue, 48th Floor
                      New York, New York 10017-2024
           5          (212)  355-9500
                      wfleishman@lchb.com
           6          Counsel for the Plaintiff

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                      WHEELER, TRIGG & KENNEDY, P.C.
           8          BY:  MICHAEL O'DONNELL, ESQUIRE
                      1801 California Street
           9          Suite 3600
                      Denver, Colorado 80202
          10          (303)  244-1800
                      odonnell@wtklaw.com
          11          Counsel for the Defendant

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                      MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
          13          COLEMAN & GOGGIN
                      BY:  FREDERIC ROLLER, ESQUIRE
          14          1845 Walnut Street
                      (215)  575-2770
          15          froller@mdwcg.com
                      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
          16          Counsel for the Witness

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          18   A L S O   P R E S E N T :

          19          LISA BYRNS

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           2               I N D E X

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           4   WITNESS                       PAGE NO.

           5   MATTHEW J. DOUGHERTY, M.D.

           6          By Mr. O'Donnell       5, 98

           7          By Ms. Fleishman          89

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          11            E X H I B I T S

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          13   NO.       DESCRIPTION         PAGE NO.

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          15   1      Curriculum Vitae             6

          16   2      Ancure Manual               34

          17   3      Ancure Manual               35

          18   4      Operative Report            54

          19   5      Handwritten Notes           90

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           2           DEPOSITION SUPPORT INDEX

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           5   Direction to Witness Not to Answer

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          10   Request For Production of Documents

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          15   Stipulations

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