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EP 0 942 703 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 22.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/38 (21) Application number: 97909554.0 (22) Date of filing: 15.10.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61G 5/ 08( . ) A61G 5/ 12( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/IE1997/000066 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/016182 (23.04.1998 Gazette 1998/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI NL PT SE (30) Priority: 15.10.1996 IE 19960000724 16.04.1997 IE 19970000284 (71) Applicant: Arhm Creations Limited Castleblaney, County Monaghan (IE)	(72) Inventor: Arhm Creations Limited Castleblaney, County Monaghan (IE) (74) Representative: McCarthy, Denis Alexis, et al  MacLachlan & Donaldson 47 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)