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(88) Date of publication A3: 28.02.2008 (43) Date of publication: 10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50 (21) Application number: 07758851.5 (22) Date of filing: 20.03.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 5/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/064341 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/109638 (27.09.2007 Gazette 2007/39)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 20.03.2006 US 783896 P 19.03.2007 US 687679 (71) Applicant: MarcTec, LLC Effingham IL 62401 (US)	(72) Inventors: BONUTTI, Boris, P. Effingham, IL 62401 (US) BONUTTI, Peter, M. Effingham, IL 62401 (US) RUHOLL, Kevin, R. Effingham, IL 62401 (US) PHILLIPS, Glen, A. Effingham, IL 62401 (US) (74) Representative: Rapp, Bertram  Charrier Rapp & Liebau Patentanwälte Anwaltshaus Volkhartstrasse 7 86152 Augsburg 86152 Augsburg (DE)