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(88) Date of publication A3: 12.08.2004 (43) Date of publication: 19.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/42 (21) Application number: 02788461.8 (22) Date of filing: 12.12.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2002/005751 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/053620 (24.06.2004 Gazette 2004/26)

(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 SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (71) Applicant: MDG Medical, Inc. Wilmington, DE 19801 (US)	(72) Inventors: HAITIN, David Tel Aviv (IL) ASSEO, Gilead 49925 Kfar Maas (IL) SADAN, Batami Tel Aviv (IL) (74) Representative: Neobard, William John et al Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)