OPTIMIZING ALIGNMENT OF AN APPENDICULAR - Patent 1156740

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EP 1 156 740 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/48

(21)	Application number: 00911719.3

(22)	Date of filing: 07.02.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 5/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0003/171

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0048/507 (24.08.2000 Gazette 2000/34)

(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

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Priority:

16.02.1999 US 120706 P

(71)	Applicant: Picard, Frederic
	Pittsburg, PA 15234 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Picard, Frederic Pittsburg, PA 15234 (US)

(74)	Representative: Pearce, Anthony Richmond
	Marks & Clerk,Alpha Tower,Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham B1 1TT Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)

(54)	OPTIMIZING ALIGNMENT OF AN APPENDICULAR