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(43) Date of publication: 28.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/05 (21) Application number: 06749637.2 (22) Date of filing: 10.04.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61L 15/32(2006.01) A61F 13/15(2006.01) A61L 15/64(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/013282 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/117237 (18.10.2007 Gazette 2007/42)

(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) Applicants: Ethicon, Inc Somerville, NJ 08876-0151 (US) Omrix Biopharmaceutical, Inc. 1640 Rhode-st-Genese (BE)	(72) Inventors: GORMAN, Anne, Jessica Hightstown, NJ 08520 (US) PENDHARKAR, Sanyog, Manohar Edison, NJ 08817 (US) ZHANG, Guanghui Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (US) BAR, Liliana 76247 Rehovot (IL) NUR, Israel Moshav Timorim (IL) MEIDLER, Roberto Holon (IL) (74) Representative: James, Anthony Christopher W.P. et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)