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(43) Date of publication: 27.03.1996 Bulletin 1996/13 (21) Application number: 94918664.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.05.1994

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 6/ 04( . ) A61K 9/ 70( . ) A61K 9/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1994/005875 (87) International publication number: WO 1994/027536 (08.12.1994 Gazette 1994/27)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 28.05.1993 US 19930069976 12.05.1994 US 19940238381 (71) Applicant: Vericade, Inc. Melville, NY 11747 (US)	(72) Inventor: DENZER, Eric, L. Melville, NY 11747 (US) (74) Representative: Skone James, Robert Edmund  GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)