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(43) Date of publication: 10.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/11 (21) Application number: 02731592.8 (22) Date of filing: 29.04.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61L 31/06, A61L 31/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/013686 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/098476 (12.12.2002 Gazette 2002/50)

(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: 01.06.2001 US 295298 P 01.06.2001 US 295327 P 09.07.2001 US 304592 P 02.08.2001 US 920871 (71) Applicant: AMS Research Corporation Minnetonka, MN 55343 (US)	(72) Inventors: JADHAV, Balkrishna, S. Minnetonka, MN 55446 (US) GRANT, Robert, C. New Hope, MN 55428 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)