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(43) Date of publication: 14.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/03 (21) Application number: 06750522.2 (22) Date of filing: 13.04.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/08(2006.01) A61D 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/014507 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/140439 (20.11.2008 Gazette 2008/47)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (71) Applicant: KCI Licensing, Inc. San Antonio, Texas 78230 (US)	(72) Inventor: ZAMIEROWSKI, David S. Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204 (US) (74) Representative: Miller, James Lionel Woolverton et al Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)