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(43) Date of publication: 08.06.1994 Bulletin 1994/23 (21) Application number: 92902967.0 (22) Date of filing: 22.08.1991

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 1/ 00( . ) A61M 25/ 01( . ) A61M 16/ 04( . ) A61M 39/ 28( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1991/005827 (87) International publication number: WO 1993/003777 (04.03.1993 Gazette 1993/06)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE (71) Applicants: BRYAN, James F. Bay Shore, NY 11706 (US) BECK, Blain E. Roswell, GA 30075 (US)	(72) Inventors: BRYAN, James F. Bay Shore, NY 11706 (US) BECK, Blain E. Roswell, GA 30075 (US) (74) Representative: Türk, Gille, Hrabal, Leifert  Brucknerstrasse 20 D-40593 Düsseldorf D-40593 Düsseldorf (DE)