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(43) Date of publication: 25.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/43 (21) Application number: 04709418.0 (22) Date of filing: 09.02.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 8/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/003694 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/084552 (15.09.2005 Gazette 2005/37)

(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 PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: Omnisonics Medical Technologies, Inc. Wilmington, MA 01887 (US)	(72) Inventors: RABINER, Robert, A. North Reading, MA 01864 (US) HARE, Bradley, A. Chelmsford, MA 01824 (US) MARCIANTE, Rebecca, I. North Reading, MA 01864 (US) VARADY, Mark, J. Andover, MA 01810 (US) (74) Representative: Frank, Hartmut  Patentanwalt Reichspräsidentenstr. 21-25 45470 Mülheim a. d. Ruhr 45470 Mülheim a. d. Ruhr (DE)