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(43) Date of publication: 22.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/52 (21) Application number: 03713667.8 (22) Date of filing: 24.02.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61P 1/04, A61F 2/08, A61F 2/20, A61L 27/40, A61L 31/12 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/005691 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/072196 (04.09.2003 Gazette 2003/36)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 27.02.2002 US 84240 25.10.2002 US 280163 (71) Applicant: Carbon Medical Technologies Inc. St. Paul, MN 55110-5876 (US)	(72) Inventor: KLEIN, Dean, A. North Oaks, MN 55127 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)