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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.11.1999 (43) Date of publication: 14.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/24 (21) Application number: 99913028.9 (22) Date of filing: 01.04.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/BG9900/005 (87) International publication number: WO 9951/140 (14.10.1999 Gazette 1999/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 02.04.1998 BG 10236598 (71) Applicant: EATERTON CORPORATION N.V. Curacao (AN)	(72) Inventors: Stefanov, Alexander R. 75645 Uppsala (SE) Stefanov, Ivan R. 17234 Sundbyberg (SE) (74) Representative: Chivarov, Gueorgui, Dr. Dipl.Ing. et al PatentanwälteTiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & PartnerBavariaring 4 80336 München 80336 München (DE)