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EP 1 511 502 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.05.2004 (43) Date of publication: 09.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/10 (21) Application number: 03760112.7 (22) Date of filing: 13.06.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 35/74 (86) International application number: PCT/IE2003/000090 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/105893 (24.12.2003 Gazette 2003/52)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 13.06.2002 IE 20020479 (71) Applicant: Alimentary Health Limited County Cork (IE)	(72) Inventor: BIENENSTOCK, John Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1K3 (CA) (74) Representative: O'Brien, John Augustine et al John A. O'Brien & Associates,Third Floor,Duncairn House,14 Carysfort Avenue Blackrock, Co Dublin Blackrock, Co Dublin (IE)