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(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 (71) Applicant: APEX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. San DiegoCalifornia 92121 (US)	(72) Inventors: McGLOTHLIN, Mark, W. San Diego, CA 92130 (US) SCHMID, Eric, V. San Diego, CA 92128 (US) (74) Representative: Behnisch, Werner, Dr. et al Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner,Patentanwälte,Postfach 44 01 51 80750 München 80750 München (DE)