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(43) Date of publication: 05.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/36 (21) Application number: 05824352.8 (22) Date of filing: 25.10.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/14(2006.01) A61N 5/06(2006.01) A61B 17/32(2006.01) A61B 18/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/038715 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/050011 (11.05.2006 Gazette 2006/19)

(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: 28.10.2004 US 975674 08.04.2005 US 102091 (71) Applicant: MEDICAL CV, INC. Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077 (US)	(72) Inventors: BRUCKER, Gregory G. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409 (US) BERMAN, Adam L. Edina, Minnesota 55436 (US) JELICH, Damian A. Cottag Grove, MN 55016 (US) MESTER, Dana R. Oakdale, MN 55128 (US) CLAPP, Robert W. Minneapolis, MN 55418 (US) (74) Representative: Lotti, Giorgio  Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 61 10128 Torino 10128 Torino (IT)