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(43) Date of publication: 26.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/48 (21) Application number: 02703294.5 (22) Date of filing: 01.02.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A62D 3/00, A61K 7/075 (86) International application number: PCT/US0202/719 (87) International publication number: WO 0206/0539 (08.08.2002 Gazette 2002/32)

(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: 01.02.2001 US 265336 P (71) Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company Franklin Lakes,New Jersey 07417 (US)	(72) Inventors: DURMOWICZ, Gerard Timonium, MD 21093 (US) MARTINAITIS, Christine Columbia, MD 21046 (US) POTH, Tiffiny Westminster, MD 21157 (US) (74) Representative: Weber, Thomas, Dr.Dipl.-Chem. et al Patentanwältevon Kreisler-Selting-Werner,Postfach 10 22 41 50462 Köln 50462 Köln (DE)