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EP 1 718 894 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 08.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/45 (21) Application number: 05713934.7 (22) Date of filing: 23.02.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16L 37/56(2006.01) A61H 23/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/005599 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/083313 (09.09.2005 Gazette 2005/36)

(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: 23.02.2004 US 784323 23.02.2004 US 784604 23.02.2004 US 784607 23.02.2004 US 784639 (71) Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LP Mansfield, MA 02048 (US)	(72) Inventors: TESLUK, Christopher Providence, RI 02906 (US) BOCK, Malcolm Medfield, MA 02052 (US) (74) Representative: Tomlinson, Edward James  Frohwitter Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Possartstrasse 20 81679 München 81679 München (DE)