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(43) Date of publication: 17.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/25 (21) Application number: 07873956.2 (22) Date of filing: 06.08.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/075287 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/112005 (18.09.2008 Gazette 2008/38)

(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: 04.08.2006 US 499342 04.08.2006 US 499418 04.08.2006 US 499344 04.08.2006 US 499343 (71) Applicant: Abla-tx, Inc. Boulder, CO 80303 (US)	(72) Inventors: NIELDS, Morgan Englewood, Colorado 80113 (US) GUSTAFSON, David E. Westminster, Colorado 80031 (US) (74) Representative: Meldrum, David James  D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY London EC1N 2DY (GB)