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(43) Date of publication: 13.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/41 (21) Application number: 96942970.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.12.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/ 00( . ) A61F 5/ 37( . ) A61F 2/ 00( . ) A61F 13/ 15( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/019949 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/025524 (18.06.1998 Gazette 1998/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE (71) Applicant: UroMed Corporation Needham, MA 02194 (US)	(72) Inventors: LENKER, Jay Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US) ROSENBLUTH, Robert Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (US) COX, Brian Lake Forest, CA 92626 (US) GREENE, George, R. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (US) (74) Representative: Charig, Raymond Julian  Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD Nottingham NG1 5DD (GB)