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(43) Date of publication: 18.12.1996 Bulletin 1996/51 (21) Application number: 95914123.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.03.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 25/ 00( . ) B29C 55/ 22( . ) A61M 1/ 10( . ) B29C 41/ 14( . ) A61F 2/ 958( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1995/003464 (87) International publication number: WO 1995/025560 (28.09.1995 Gazette 1995/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE ES FR GB IT (30) Priority: 18.03.1994 US 19940210611 (71) Applicant: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. St. Paul, MN 55117 (US)	(72) Inventors: ANDREWS, Robert, R. Norfolk, MA 02056 (US) EDELMAN, William Sharon, MA 02067 (US) LEVENDUSKY, Joseph, A. Groton, MA 01450 (US) O'BRIEN, Robert, L. Rindge, NH 03461 (US) MAJESKI, Peter, T. Cambridge, MA 02140 (US) (74) Representative: Marsh, Roy David  Hoffmann Eitle & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)