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(43) Date of publication: 03.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/44 (21) Application number: 97952676.0 (22) Date of filing: 30.12.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 9/ 00( . ) A61K 31/ 485( . ) A61K 31/ 7105( . ) A61K 31/ 715( . ) A61K 38/ 00( . ) A61K 38/ 28( . ) A61K 41/ 00( . ) A61B 17/ 00( . ) A61K 9/ 127( . ) A61K 31/ 56( . ) A61K 31/ 711( . ) A61K 31/ 727( . ) A61K 38/ 04( . ) A61K 39/ 395( . ) A61M 37/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/024127 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/029134 (09.07.1998 Gazette 1998/27)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 31.12.1996 US 19960778415 03.07.1997 WO 1997US11670 (60) Divisional application: 03002035.8 / 1314400 (71) Applicant: Altea Technologies, Inc. Atlanta, GA 30345 (US)	(72) Inventor: EPPSTEIN, Jonathan, A. Atlanta, GA 30345 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)