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(43) Date of publication: 23.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/25 (21) Application number: 96928878.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.08.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61H 23/ 00( . ) A61H 9/ 00( . ) A61H 33/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/013243 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/005287 (12.02.1998 Gazette 1998/06)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: Camp, Gregory T. New York, NY 10021 (US)	(72) Inventor: Camp, Gregory T. New York, NY 10021 (US) (74) Representative: Bauer, Robert, Dipl.-Ing., et al  Patentanwälte Boeters & Bauer Bereiteranger 15 81541 München 81541 München (DE)