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(43) Date of publication: 22.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/30 (21) Application number: 07824178.3 (22) Date of filing: 15.10.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/44(2006.01) A61F 2/46(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2007/003927 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/044057 (17.04.2008 Gazette 2008/16)

(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 (30) Priority: 13.10.2006 GB 0620400 (71) Applicant: Quadrant Medical Limited Corby, Northamptonshire NN17 5JG (GB)	(72) Inventor: SEDDON, Peter Oxfordshire OX7 6XA (GB) (74) Representative: Dean, John Paul  Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)