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(43) Date of publication: 05.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/23 (21) Application number: 00946762.2 (22) Date of filing: 12.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B05D 3/06, B05D 5/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US0013/231 (87) International publication number: WO 0067/917 (16.11.2000 Gazette 2000/46)

(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: 12.05.1999 US 133730 P (71) Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION Boston, MA 02110 (US)	(72) Inventors: SOUKOS, Nikolaos, S. Revere, MA 02151 (US) LEE, Shun Boston,MA 02214 (US) DOUKAS, Apostolos, G. Belmont, MA 02478 (US) (74) Representative: von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Friedrich R., Dipl.-Phys. et al SAMSON & PARTNERWidenmayerstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)