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(43) Date of publication: 13.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/37 (21) Application number: 05741806.3 (22) Date of filing: 05.05.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61H 1/00(2006.01) A61H 3/00(2006.01) A61H 23/00(2006.01) A61H 1/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/015628 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/115298 (08.12.2005 Gazette 2005/49)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 24.05.2004 US 573902 P (71) Applicant: Juvent, Inc. Somerset, NJ 08873 (US)	(72) Inventors: TALISH, Roger, J. Hillsborough, NJ 08876 (US) MCLEOD, Kenneth, J. Vestal, NY 13850 (US) RUBIN, Clinton, T. Port Jefferson, NY 11777 (US) (74) Representative: Williams, David John et al Page White & Farrer, 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS London WC1N 2LS (GB)