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(43) Date of publication: 15.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/20 (21) Application number: 00951567.7 (22) Date of filing: 09.08.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01N 21/76 (86) International application number: PCT/FI0000/677 (87) International publication number: WO 0111/344 (15.02.2001 Gazette 2001/07)

(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: 09.08.1999 FI 991687 (71) Applicant: Medical Packaging Corporation Camarillo, CA 93012 (US)	(72) Inventor: KAUNEELA, Markku FIN-20540 Turku (FI) (74) Representative: Perry, Robert Edward  GILL JENNINGS & EVERYBroadgate House7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)