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(11) EP 1 096 913 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
09.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/19

(21) Application number: 00937504.9

(22) Date of filing: 11.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A61H 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US0006/702
(87) International publication number:
WO 0067/691 (16.11.2000 Gazette 2000/46)
(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: 11.05.1999 US 133676 P
25.06.1999 US 140744 P
02.11.1999 US 163154 P
10.05.2000 US 567890

(71) Applicant: Bowels Fluidics Corporation
Columbia, MD 21045-4707 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BURNS, Sean T.
    Columbia, MD 21044 (US)
  • SRINATH, Dharapuram, N.
    Ellicott City, MD 21043 (US)
  • STOUFFER, Ronald, D.
    Silver Spring, MD 20905 (US)
  • RAGHU, Surya
    Ellicott City, MD 21042 (US)

(74) Representative: Jones, Graham Henry 
Graham Jones & Company77 Beaconsfield Road
Blackheath, London SE3 7LG
Blackheath, London SE3 7LG (GB)

   


(54) FLUIDIC PULSE GENERATOR AND MASSAGER AND METHOD