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(43) Date of publication: 06.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/23 (21) Application number: 99941102.8 (22) Date of filing: 12.08.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 19/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9918/391 (87) International publication number: WO 0035/365 (22.06.2000 Gazette 2000/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 12.08.1998 US 132958 (71) Applicant: Ocular Research of Boston, Inc. Boston,Massachusetts 02116 (US)	(72) Inventors: FINNEMORE, Victor, M. Belmont, MA 02478 (US) KORB, Donald, R. Boston, MA 02108 (US) (74) Representative: Johansen, Marianne et al c/o Albihns Malmö AB,P.O. Box 4289 203 14 Malmö 203 14 Malmö (SE)