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(43) Date of publication: 05.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/45 (21) Application number: 01920312.4 (22) Date of filing: 14.03.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 3/032 (86) International application number: PCT/US0107/892 (87) International publication number: WO 0206/2209 (15.08.2002 Gazette 2002/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 07.02.2001 WO PCT/US01/03838 (71) Applicant: Titmus Optical, Inc. Petersburg, VA 23805 (US)	(72) Inventors: MENOZZI, Marino CH-8906 Bonstetten (CH) ZELLER, Christoph CH-8405 Winterthur (CH) (74) Representative: Ruttensperger, Bernhard, Dipl.-Phys. et al Weickmann & WeickmannPatentanwältePostfach 86 08 20 81635 München 81635 München (DE)