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EP 1 083 857 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/12 (21) Application number: 99955208.6 (22) Date of filing: 03.06.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61G 7/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IE9900/049 (87) International publication number: WO 9962/454 (09.12.1999 Gazette 1999/49)

(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: 03.06.1998 IE 041598 (71) Applicant: Alliance Investments Ltd AthloneCounty Westmeath (IE)	(72) Inventors: CONNOLLY, Patrick Joseph Athlone,County Westmeath (IE) VIJAYENDRAN, Chinnathamby Coventry CV6 5ED (GB) (74) Representative: O'Connor, Donal Henry  c/o Cruickshank & Co.,1 Holles Street Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)