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(88) Date of publication A3: 31.07.2008 (43) Date of publication: 04.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/10 (21) Application number: 07798689.1 (22) Date of filing: 18.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C08F 26/06(2006.01) C08F 8/34(2006.01) C08F 8/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/071438 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/149804 (27.12.2007 Gazette 2007/52)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 22.06.2006 US 472667 18.06.2007 US 764303 (71) Applicant: ETHICON, INC. Somerville, NJ 08876-1515 (US)	(72) Inventors: COOPER, Kevin Flemington, New Jersey 08822 (US) KULSHRESTHA, Ankur S. Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 (US) LAREDO, Walter R. Fort Worth, Texas 76108 (US) (74) Representative: James, Anthony Christopher W.P. et al Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)