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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.07.2006 (43) Date of publication: 23.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/21 (21) Application number: 05773697.7 (22) Date of filing: 21.07.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A62B 18/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/025976 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/012475 (02.02.2006 Gazette 2006/05)

(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: 23.07.2004 US 590621 P (71) Applicant: Interspiro, Inc. Branford, CT 06405 (US)	(72) Inventor: BROOKMAN, Michael, J. Branford, CT 06405 (US) (74) Representative: Weber-Bruls, Dorothée  Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)