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(43) Date of publication: 24.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/43 (21) Application number: 00904583.2 (22) Date of filing: 26.01.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A43B 7/00, A61N 2/06, B29D 31/515 (86) International application number: PCT/US0001/946 (87) International publication number: WO 0044/251 (03.08.2000 Gazette 2000/31)

(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: 27.01.1999 US 117483 P (71) Applicant: SPENCO MEDICAL CORPORATION Waco, TX 76712 (US)	(72) Inventor: HARDT, John, C. Belton, TX 76513 (US) (74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG  PatentanwälteBeselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg 22607 Hamburg (DE)