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(43) Date of publication: 08.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/19 (21) Application number: 00952270.7 (22) Date of filing: 28.07.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61L 27/36, A61L 2/00 // (A61L101/20, 101:22, 101:32, 101:34, 101:36, 101:38) (86) International application number: PCT/US0020/629 (87) International publication number: WO 0108/715 (08.02.2001 Gazette 2001/06)

(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: 28.07.1999 US 363909 (71) Applicant: Regeneration Technologies, Inc. Alachua, FL 32615 (US)	(72) Inventors: WIRONEN, John F. Gainesville, FL 32607 (US) GROOMS, Jamie Gainesville, FL 32653 (US) (74) Representative: Samuels, Lucy Alice  Gill Jennings & EveryBroadgate House7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)