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(43) Date of publication: 11.12.1996 Bulletin 1996/50 (21) Application number: 94916527.0 (22) Date of filing: 12.04.1994

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61J 15/ 00( . ) A61L 31/ 10( . ) A61L 29/ 08( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1994/003997 (87) International publication number: WO 1995/004564 (16.02.1995 Gazette 1995/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (30) Priority: 05.08.1993 US 19930103012 (71) Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-3500 (US)	(72) Inventors: GOLDHARDT, Donald, Jay Grove City, OH 43123 (US) HIRSCH, William, Henry Gahanna, OH 43230 (US) (74) Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing., et al  Modiano, Josif, Pisanty & Staub, Baaderstrasse 3 80469 München 80469 München (DE)