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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.01.2005 (43) Date of publication: 08.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/06 (21) Application number: 04731078.4 (22) Date of filing: 04.05.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 49/04(1980.01) A61B 6/02(1968.09) A61B 6/00(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2004/050579 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/098649 (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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 06.05.2003 EP 03101251 (71) Applicants: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH 20099 Hamburg (DE) DE  Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL) AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR	(72) Inventors: SCHLOMKA, J.-P., Philips I.P. & Standards GmbH 52066 Aachen (DE) HARDING, G., Philips I.P. & Standards GmbH 52066 Aachen (DE) MARTENS, G., Philips I.P. & Standards GmbH 52066 Aachen (DE) (74) Representative: Volmer, Georg  Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH, Postfach 50 04 42 52088 Aachen 52088 Aachen (DE)