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EP 1 620 162 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 01.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/05 (21) Application number: 03816905.8 (22) Date of filing: 29.04.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 29/00(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/013180 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/098697 (18.11.2004 Gazette 2004/47)

(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 (71) Applicants: Scott, Neal Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) Segal, Jerome Rockville, MD 20852 (US)	(72) Inventors: Scott, Neal Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) Segal, Jerome Rockville, MD 20852 (US) (74) Representative: Kritzenberger & Zeuner  Patentanwälte Hedwigstrasse 9 80636 München 80636 München (DE)