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EP 1 778 349 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.05.2006 (43) Date of publication: 02.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/18 (21) Application number: 05780818.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.07.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/39(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2005/052420 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/016289 (16.02.2006 Gazette 2006/07)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 09.08.2004 US 600010 P (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)	(72) Inventor: SNYDER, David Bothell, WA 98041-3003 (US) (74) Representative: Schouten, Marcus Maria  Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven 5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)