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(43) Date of publication: 27.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/09 (21) Application number: 00917954.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.03.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61L 2/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0006/773 (87) International publication number: WO 0054/821 (21.09.2000 Gazette 2000/38)

(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: 16.03.1999 US 268812 (71) Applicant: Regeneration Technologies, Inc. Alachua, FL 32615 (US)	(72) Inventors: WIRONEN, John, F. Alachua, FL 32615 (US) HORN, Jeffrey Alachua, FL 32615 (US) KAO, Penelope Alachua, FL 32615 (US) (74) Representative: Perry, Robert Edward  GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)