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(43) Date of publication: 15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24 (21) Application number: 03754558.9 (22) Date of filing: 12.09.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61L 29/16, A61L 31/16 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/028828 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/024206 (25.03.2004 Gazette 2004/13)

(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: 12.09.2002 US 410387 P (71) Applicant: Estrogen Vascular Technology, LLC New York, NY 10021 (US)	(72) Inventors: NEW, Gishel Victoria ,VIC (AU) MOSES, Jeffrey, W. New York, NY 10021 (US) KIPSHIDZE, Nicholas New York, NY 10021 (US) ROUBIN, Gary, S. New York, NY 10021 (US) LEON, Martin, B. New York, NY 10021 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)