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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.10.2003 (43) Date of publication: 07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15 (21) Application number: 02768287.1 (22) Date of filing: 12.06.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/019052 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/101343 (19.12.2002 Gazette 2002/51)

(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: 12.06.2001 US 298126 P (71) Applicant: Pelikan Technologies Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEONARD, Leslie Portola Valley, CA 94028 (US) STAWITCKE, Frederick, Austin Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) PITTARO, Richard, J. San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) (74) Representative: Pratt, Richard Wilson et al D. Young & Co,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)