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(88) Date of publication A3: 01.11.2001 (43) Date of publication: 31.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/31 (21) Application number: 00975011.8 (22) Date of filing: 18.10.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01B 9/021, G01B 11/16 (86) International application number: PCT/NO0000/346 (87) International publication number: WO 0131/286 (03.05.2001 Gazette 2001/18)

(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: 29.10.1999 NO 995311 26.05.2000 NO 20002724 (71) Applicant: Holotech AS 3217 Sandefjord (NO)

(72) Inventors: FJELDSTAD, John, Petter N-3220 Sandefjord (NO) FJELDSTAD, Irina, Evgenievna N-3220 Sandefjord (NO) LOBANOV, Leonid Mikhailovich 252001 Kiev (UA) PIVTORAK, Vjacheslav Avtonomovich 252042 Kiev (UA) KUVSHINSKY, Nikolay Georgievich 252154 Kiev (UA) DAVIDENKO, Nikolay Aleksandrovich 252211 Kiev (UA) KUSHNIRUK, Vladimir Petrovich 252028 Kiev (UA) KROTENKO, Peter Dmitrievich 252142 Kiev (UA) PAVLOV, Valeriy Aleksandrovich 252154 Kiev (UA) TKACHUK, Galina Ivanovna 252142 Kiev (UA) (74) Representative: Jackson, David Spence et al REDDIE & GROSE16, Theobalds Road London, WC1X 8PL London, WC1X 8PL (GB)