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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.12.2004 (43) Date of publication: 15.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/07 (21) Application number: 04760412.9 (22) Date of filing: 28.04.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61H 19/00(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/012983 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/096145 (11.11.2004 Gazette 2004/46)

(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: 28.04.2003 US 424015 19.12.2003 US 740248 (71) Applicant: Takashima, Jiro Houston, TX 77055 (US)	(72) Inventor: Takashima, Jiro Houston, TX 77055 (US) (74) Representative: Frankland, Nigel Howard  FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)