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(43) Date of publication: 13.12.1989 Bulletin 1989/50 (21) Application number: 88902064.0 (22) Date of filing: 12.02.1988

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47K 3/ 00( . ) A61H 33/ 00( . ) E04H 4/ 00( . ) A61H 1/ 02( . ) A63B 22/ 02( . ) E04H 4/ 04( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1988/000440 (87) International publication number: WO 1988/006049 (25.08.1988 Gazette 1988/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE (30) Priority: 12.02.1987 US 19870013835 (71) Applicant: EDMONDS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Edmonds, WA 98020 (US)	(72) Inventors: KELLER, Jeff Edmonds, WA 98020 (US) LINTON, Robert Edmonds, WA 98020 (US) (74) Representative: Schönherr, Wolfgang, et al  Patentanwälte Wolfgang Schönherr Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Serwe Hawstrasse 28 D-54290 Trier D-54290 Trier (DE)