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(43) Date of publication: 22.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/17 (21) Application number: 97918322.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.05.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/ 04( . ) A61F 2/ 08( . ) A61F 2/ 00( . ) A61F 2/ 26( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/IL1997/000145 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/041799 (13.11.1997 Gazette 1997/49)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 05.05.1996 IL 19960118146 15.05.1996 IL 19960118271 (71) Applicant: Influence Medical Technologies Ltd. 52506 Ramat Gan (IL)	(72) Inventors: SOHN, Ze'ev 71945 D.N. Modi'in (IL) ZIMET, Nahman 69016 Tel Aviv (IL) (74) Representative: Devons, David Jon  MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3LS London WC2A 3LS (GB)