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(43) Date of publication: 17.12.1997 Bulletin 1997/51 (21) Application number: 96907075.0 (22) Date of filing: 27.02.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/ 06( . ) A61F 2/ 00( . ) A61F 2/ 02( . ) A61F 2/ 88( . ) A61F 2/ 01( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/002262 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/026682 (06.09.1996 Gazette 1996/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: CH DE GB IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 27.02.1995 US 19950394799 (71) Applicant: INSTENT INC. Eden Prairie, MN 55346 (US)	(72) Inventors: GLOBERMAN, Oren 58543 Holon (IL) BEYAR, Mordechay 64923 Tel Aviv (IL) BEYAR, Rafael 34751 Haifa (IL) (74) Representative: Andersson, Andy Rudy, et al  AB Svenska Patentagenturen Kungstensgatan 59 113 29 Stockholm 113 29 Stockholm (SE)