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EP 1 812 053 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 01.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/31 (21) Application number: 05851767.3 (22) Date of filing: 16.11.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 39/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/041717 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/055729 (26.05.2006 Gazette 2021/06)

(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: 16.11.2004 US 627952 P 16.05.2005 US 129321 (71) Applicant: TRANSCUTANEOUS TECHNOLOGIES INC. Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 1500022 (JP)	(72) Inventors: MATSUMURA, Akihiko Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0022 (JP) REED, Steven, G. Bellevue, Washington 98005 (US) (74) Representative: Moore, Barry et al Hanna, Moore & Curley 13 Lower Lad Lane Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)