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(43) Date of publication: 24.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/04 (21) Application number: 05738502.3 (22) Date of filing: 28.04.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/60(2006.01) A61B 10/00(2006.01) G01N 33/92(2006.01) C12Q 1/26(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2005/000642 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/106018 (10.11.2005 Gazette 2005/45)

(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: 28.04.2004 CA 2465427 (71) Applicant: Premd Inc. Toronto ON M2P 2A9 (CA)	(72) Inventors: HORSEWOOD, Peter Dundas, Ontario L9H 6H6 (CA) ZAWYDIWSKI, Robert Stoney Creek, Ontario L8E 3Z6 (CA) (74) Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote  Belgrave Hall Belgrave Street Leeds LS2 8DD Leeds LS2 8DD (GB)