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(43) Date of publication: 04.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/45 (21) Application number: 97900003.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.01.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/ 0408( . ) A61B 5/ 05( . ) A61N 1/ 04( . ) A61B 5/ 0478( . ) A61B 5/ 053( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/IL1997/000001 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/024984 (17.07.1997 Gazette 1997/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 03.01.1996 IL 19960116662 (71) Applicant: N.I. Medical Ltd. 61131 Tel-Aviv (IL)	(72) Inventors: TSOGLIN, Alexander 69710 Tel-Aviv (IL) FRINERMAN, Efim 59644 Bat-Yam (IL) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)