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(43) Date of publication: 17.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/46 (21) Application number: 97907842.0 (22) Date of filing: 24.02.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 5/ 31( . ) A61M 5/ 50( . ) A61M 5/ 30( . ) A61M 5/ 315( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/002922 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/031665 (04.09.1997 Gazette 1997/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 29.02.1996 US 19960608799 29.02.1996 US 19960609138 29.02.1996 US 19960609140 29.02.1996 US 19960609146 (71) Applicant: MEDI-JECT CORPORATION Minneapolis, MN 55441 (US)	(72) Inventors: SADOWSKI, Peter, L. Woodbury, MN 55125 (US) SCHIFF, David Highland Park, NJ 08904 (US) MULHAUSER, Paul New York, NY 10003 (US) (74) Representative: Moreland, David, Dr.  Cruikshank & Fairweather, 19 Royal Exchange Square Glasgow G1 3AE Glasgow G1 3AE (GB)