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(43) Date of publication: 29.05.1996 Bulletin 1996/22 (21) Application number: 95923929.0 (22) Date of filing: 15.06.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61L 27/ 00( . ) A61L 33/ 00( . ) A61L 27/ 36( . ) C08H 1/ 06( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1995/007679 (87) International publication number: WO 1995/034332 (21.12.1995 Gazette 1996/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 15.06.1994 US 19940259984 (71) Applicant: ST.JUDE MEDICAL, INC St. Paul MN 55117 (US)	(72) Inventors: MIRSCH, M., William, II Roseville, MN 55113 (US) ODLAND, Thomas, L. Lino Lakes, MN 55014 (US) SCHANKERELI, Kemal Stillwater, MN 55082 (US) (74) Representative: Gates, Marie Christina Esther, et al  c/o Tomkins & Co. 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)