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(43) Date of publication: 30.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/31 (21) Application number: 05804383.7 (22) Date of filing: 18.11.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 1/303(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2005/004463 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/057625 (24.05.2007 Gazette 2007/21)

(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 (71) Applicants: Barclay, Phillip M. Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 5GU (GB) Merola, Salli Ann Oxfordshire OX14 2NU (GB)	(72) Inventors: Barclay, Phillip M. Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 5GU (GB) Merola, Salli Ann Oxfordshire OX14 2NU (GB) (74) Representative: Draper, Martyn John  Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)