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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.02.2006 (43) Date of publication: 31.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/05 (21) Application number: 05738407.5 (22) Date of filing: 22.04.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/013721 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/122921 (29.12.2005 Gazette 2005/52)

(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: 22.04.2004 US 829846 (71) Applicant: Scandius Biomedical, Inc. Littleton, MA 01460 (US)	(72) Inventors: RE, Paul Boston, MA 02116 (US) JOHANSON, Mark, A. Littleton, MA 01460 (US) MARSHALL, Peter, F. Bolton, MA 01740 (US) (74) Representative: Babeluk, Michael  Patentanwalt, Mariahilfer Gürtel 39/17 1150 Wien 1150 Wien (AT)