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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.09.2007 (43) Date of publication: 09.01.2008 Bulletin 2008/02 (21) Application number: 05703077.7 (22) Date of filing: 09.01.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IL2005/000034 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/072926 (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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (71) Applicant: Shifrin, Edward G. 43565 Raanana (IL)	(72) Inventors: NICKELSHPUR, Gennady, S. 35597 Haifa (IL) MOORE, Wesley, S. Los Angeles, CA 90049 (US) NICOLAIDES, Andrew, N. 1018 Nicosia, Cyprus (CY) (74) Representative: Dall'Olio, Giancarlo  Invention S.r.l. Via delle Armi, 1 40137 Bologna 40137 Bologna (IT)