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(43) Date of publication: 28.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/52 (21) Application number: 04749370.5 (22) Date of filing: 12.03.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61F 13/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/007488 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/108035 (16.12.2004 Gazette 2004/51)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 12.03.2003 US 453834 P 05.11.2003 US 700449 (71) Applicant: Gelsus Research and Consulting Inc. New York, NY 10025 (US)	(72) Inventor: SCEUSA, Nicholas, A. New York, NY 10025 (US) (74) Representative: Becker Kurig Straus  Patentanwälte Bavariastrasse 7 80336 München 80336 München (DE)