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(43) Date of publication: 22.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/17 (21) Application number: 96914632.0 (22) Date of filing: 15.05.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 33/ 48( . ) A61B 10/ 00( . ) G01N 1/ 10( . ) G01N 33/ 50( . ) A61B 5/ 00( . ) B01L 3/ 00( . ) G01N 1/ 22( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/006915 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/039923 (19.12.1996 Gazette 1997/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 07.06.1995 US 19950480907 (71) Applicant: SUDOR PARTNERS Santa Ana, CA 92705 (US)	(72) Inventor: SCHOENDORFER, Donald, W. Santa Ana, CA 92605 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)