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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.05.2005 (43) Date of publication: 26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17 (21) Application number: 04755688.1 (22) Date of filing: 15.06.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/00(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/019680 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/003725 (13.01.2005 Gazette 2005/02)

(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: 28.06.2003 US 483782 P 13.08.2003 US 494773 P 29.04.2004 US 834405 14.05.2004 US 846443 (71) Applicants: Yong, Peter Torrance, CA 90503 (US) Rispler, Mark J. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 (US)	(72) Inventors: Yong, Peter Torrance, CA 90503 (US) Rispler, Mark J. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 (US) (74) Representative: Kohler Schmid Möbus  Patentanwälte Ruppmannstrasse 27 70565 Stuttgart 70565 Stuttgart (DE)