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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 02752060.0 (22) Date of filing: 17.06.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 17/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/019255 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/011146 (13.02.2003 Gazette 2003/07)

(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: 25.07.2001 US 915099 23.10.2001 US 45220 (71) Applicant: JARVIS PRODUCTS CORPORATION Middletown, CT 06457 (US)	(72) Inventor: GWYTHER, Peter Madison, CT 06443 (US) (74) Representative: Gervasi, Gemma, Dr.  NOTARBARTOLO & GERVASI Srl,Corso di Porta Vittoria, 9 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)