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EP 1 545 684 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 29.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/26 (21) Application number: 02766060.4 (22) Date of filing: 22.08.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61M 29/00, A61M 25/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/026792 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/022149 (18.03.2004 Gazette 2004/12)

(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 (71) Applicant: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc. Maple Grove, MN 55311 (US)	(72) Inventor: REN, Brooke Champlain, MN 55316 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)