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EP 1 648 315 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.10.2005 (43) Date of publication: 26.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/17 (21) Application number: 04717484.2 (22) Date of filing: 04.03.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/34(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/006869 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/016415 (24.02.2005 Gazette 2005/08)

(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: 01.08.2003 US 632671 22.08.2003 US 646675 (71) Applicants: Neosurg Technologies Houston, TX 77058 (US) O'Heeron, Peter Houston, TX 77058 (US)	(72) Inventor: O'HEERON, Peter Houston, TX 77058 (US) (74) Representative: Bartle, Robin Jonathan  W.P. Thompson & Co. Coopers Building Church Street Liverpool, Merseyside L1 3AB Liverpool, Merseyside L1 3AB (GB)