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(43) Date of publication: 21.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/51 (21) Application number: 04714635.2 (22) Date of filing: 25.02.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A62B 18/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/005668 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/093997 (04.11.2004 Gazette 2004/45)

(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: 21.03.2003 US 393346 29.09.2003 US 675135 (71) Applicant: INTERSPIRO AB 181 10 Lidingö (SE)	(72) Inventor: BROOKMAN, Michael, J. Branford, CT 06405 (US) (74) Representative: Weber-Bruls, Dorothée  Forrester & Boehmert, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)