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EP 1 424 963 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.09.2003 (43) Date of publication: 09.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/24 (21) Application number: 02767765.7 (22) Date of filing: 06.09.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61F 2/06 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2002/003607 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/022172 (20.03.2003 Gazette 2003/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 10.09.2001 US 317951 P (71) Applicant: MEDINOL LTD. Tel Aviv 61581 (IL)	(72) Inventors: PINCHASIK, Gregory 46424 Herzlia (IL) RICHTER, Jacob Ramat Hasharon 47226 (IL) (74) Representative: KEIL & SCHAAFHAUSEN  Patentanwälte,Cronstettenstrasse 66 60322 Frankfurt am Main 60322 Frankfurt am Main (DE)