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(43) Date of publication: 08.01.1992 Bulletin 1992/02 (21) Application number: 90905807.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.03.1990

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 9/ 00( . ) A61F 9/ 009( . ) A61F 9/ 008( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1990/001483 (87) International publication number: WO 1990/011054 (04.10.1990 Gazette 1990/23)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE (30) Priority: 17.03.1989 US 19890325201 25.05.1989 US 19890356885 12.01.1990 US 19900464722 (71) Applicants: CANDELA LASER CORPORATION Wayland, MA 01778 (US) MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Boston, MA 02114 (US)	(72) Inventors: HSIA, James, C. Andover, MA 01810 (US) MARCH, Wayne, F. Oklahoma City, OK 73131 (US) LATINA, Mark, A. North Andover, MA 01845 (US) BOLL, James, H. Watertown, MA 02172 (US) (74) Representative: Pendlebury, Anthony  PAGE, WHITE & FARRER 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS London WC1N 2LS (GB)