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(43) Date of publication: 19.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/38 (21) Application number: 05705100.5 (22) Date of filing: 05.01.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 9/007(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/000310 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/073400 (13.07.2006 Gazette 2006/28)

(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 MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. Santa Ana, CA 92705 (US)	(72) Inventor: CLAUS, Michael, J. Newport Coast, CA 92657 (US) (74) Representative: Spilgies, Jan-Hendrik  Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)