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(88) Date of publication A3: 17.08.2006 (43) Date of publication: 05.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/36 (21) Application number: 05855574.9 (22) Date of filing: 23.12.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 29/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/047039 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/071855 (06.07.2006 Gazette 2006/27)

(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: 23.12.2004 US 638597 P 07.01.2005 WO PCT/US2005/000508 (71) Applicant: The Catheter Exchange, Inc. Encino, California 91436 (US)	(72) Inventor: DEUTSCH, Harvey L. Los Angeles, California 90024 (US) (74) Representative: Garavelli, Paolo  A.BRE.MAR. S.R.L., Via Servais 27 10146 Torino 10146 Torino (IT)