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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.11.2007 (43) Date of publication: 03.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/36 (21) Application number: 06820612.7 (22) Date of filing: 21.12.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 33/48(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2006/004843 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/072009 (28.06.2007 Gazette 2007/26)

(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: 22.12.2005 GB 0526216 (71) Applicant: Lifescan Scotland Ltd Inverness-shire IV2 3ED (GB)	(72) Inventors: ROBINSON, Grenville Rosemarkie IV10 8UL (GB) MCINULTY, John Inverness IV2 5DT (GB) BASKEYFIELD, Damien Auldearn IV12 5TH (GB) O'REILLY, Tom Inverness IV2 4NE (GB) (74) Representative: Tunstall, Christopher Stephen et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)