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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.05.2000 (43) Date of publication: 05.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/27 (21) Application number: 99933952.6 (22) Date of filing: 14.07.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61M 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9915/781 (87) International publication number: WO 0003/753 (27.01.2000 Gazette 2000/04)

(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: 14.07.1998 US 92767 P (71) Applicant: Em Industries, Inc. Hawthorne, NY 10532 (US)	(72) Inventor: TALLAVAJHALA, Siva, Narayan Dix Hills, NY 11746 (US) (74) Representative: Weiss, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Chem. Dr. et al Postfach 86 08 20 81635 München 81635 München (DE)