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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.11.2008 (43) Date of publication: 18.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/12 (21) Application number: 07812146.4 (22) Date of filing: 14.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 6/00(2006.01) A61B 5/02(2006.01) A61M 5/00(2006.01) A61M 31/00(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61M 5/178(2006.01) A61M 25/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/071226 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/147060 (21.12.2007 Gazette 2007/51)

(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: 14.06.2006 US 804801 P 10.07.2006 US 806924 P 10.07.2006 US 806926 P 16.11.2006 US 560742 21.12.2006 US 871415 P 21.12.2006 US 871424 P 05.02.2007 US 888242 P (71) Applicant: Voyage Medical, Inc. Campbell, California 92008 (US)

(72) Inventors: SAADAT, Vahid Atherton, CA 94027 (US) ABOLFATHI, Amir Woodside, California 94062 (US) ROTHE, Chris A. San Mateo, California 94403 (US) VAN BLADEL, Kevin A. Livermore, California 94550 (US) (74) Representative: Price, Nigel John King  J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ (GB)