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(43) Date of publication: 27.12.1996 Bulletin 1996/52 (21) Application number: 95912055.0 (22) Date of filing: 03.03.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 5/ 142( . ) A61M 5/ 145( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1995/002739 (87) International publication number: WO 1995/024231 (14.09.1995 Gazette 1995/39)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 09.03.1994 US 19940208729 02.09.1994 US 19940300157 14.02.1995 US 19950388382 (71) Applicant: I-FLOW CORPORATION Irvine, CA 92714 (US)	(72) Inventor: McPHEE, Charles, J. Huntington Beach, CA 92646 (US) (74) Representative: Plougmann, Vingtoft & Partners A/S  Sankt Annae Plads 11, P.O. Box 3007 1021 Copenhagen K 1021 Copenhagen K (DK)