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(43) Date of publication: 07.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/36 (21) Application number: 03812667.8 (22) Date of filing: 07.12.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B42F 13/40 (86) International application number: PCT/IL2003/001031 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/052658 (24.06.2004 Gazette 2004/26)

(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: 08.12.2002 IL 15331502 (71) Applicant: Lap-Institute for Advanced Surgery Ltd. Tel-Aviv 64738 (IL)	(72) Inventor: SIEGAL, Bruno IL-64738 Tel-Aviv (IL) (74) Representative: Gray, James et al Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)