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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.03.2005 (43) Date of publication: 18.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/20 (21) Application number: 02741895.3 (22) Date of filing: 06.06.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61C 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/018048 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/103527 (18.12.2003 Gazette 2003/51)

(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 (71) Applicant: Nobel Biocare AB 402 26 Goteborg (SE)	(72) Inventors: HURSON, Steven, M. Yorba Linda, CA 92887 (US) DRAGOO, Mickey, Ray Escondido, CA 92026 (US) (74) Representative: Olsson, Gunnar  Nobel Biocare AB (publ),Box 5190 402 26 Göteborg 402 26 Göteborg (SE)