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EP 1 303 217 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.05.2002 (43) Date of publication: 23.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/17 (21) Application number: 01955922.8 (22) Date of filing: 23.07.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 8/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0123/192 (87) International publication number: WO 0200/7590 (31.01.2002 Gazette 2002/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 25.07.2000 US 625339 (71) Applicant: Alcon Inc. 6331 Hünenberg (CH)	(72) Inventor: MENEZES, Rabindra Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (US) (74) Representative: Hanna, Peter William Derek  Peter Hanna Associates11 Mespil Road Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)