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(43) Date of publication: 24.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/12 (21) Application number: 96905537.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.02.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 5/ 24( . ) A61M 5/ 34( . ) A61M 5/ 31( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/002176 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/026751 (06.09.1996 Gazette 1996/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 02.03.1995 US 19950396829 (71) Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES Abbott Park, Illinois 60064 (US)	(72) Inventors: NIEDOSPIAL, John, J. Burlington, NJ 08016 (US) STIEHL, Mark, A. Rochester, NY 14626 (US) (74) Representative: Farago, Peter Andreas  c/o Modiano, Josif, Pisanty & Staub, Baaderstrasse 3 80469 München 80469 München (DE)