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(43) Date of publication: 15.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/03 (21) Application number: 00923435.2 (22) Date of filing: 17.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61N 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0010/305 (87) International publication number: WO 0107/8832 (25.10.2001 Gazette 2001/43)

(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: Nexmed Holdings, Inc. Robbinsville, NJ 08691 (US)	(72) Inventor: MO, Joseph, Y. Princeton, NJ 08540 (US) (74) Representative: Vossius, Corinna et al Dr. Volker VossiusPatent- und RechtsanwaltskanzleiGeibelstrasse 6 81679 München 81679 München (DE)