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(43) Date of publication: 20.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/25 (21) Application number: 05781618.3 (22) Date of filing: 29.08.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 31/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2005/052820 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/025013 (09.03.2006 Gazette 2006/10)

(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: 01.09.2004 US 606276 P (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)	(72) Inventor: TROVATO, Karen, I. Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510-8001 (US) (74) Representative: Golla, Anke Lucia  Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH Postfach 50 04 42 52088 Aachen 52088 Aachen (DE)