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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.11.2008 (43) Date of publication: 02.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/36 (21) Application number: 07787993.0 (22) Date of filing: 27.07.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61L 31/10(2006.01) A61L 29/08(2006.01) A61L 31/16(2006.01) A61L 29/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2007/057779 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/055718 (15.05.2008 Gazette 2008/20)

(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: 08.11.2006 EP 06023203 08.11.2006 EP 06023223 08.11.2006 EP 06023222 08.11.2006 US 864879 P 08.11.2006 US 864886 P 08.11.2006 US 864893 P 24.01.2007 WO PCT/DK2007/000030 (71) Applicant: Arsenal Medical, Inc. Watertown, MA 02472 (US)	(72) Inventors: NIELSEN, Kent Høier 3650 Ølstykke (DK) POULSEN, Frederik Enemark 2860 Søborg (DK) JENSEN, Christian 2860 Søborg (DK) LARSSON, Lars Niklas 227 33 Lund (SE) PETERSEN, Steen Guldager 2610 Rødovre (DK) ULRICH, Finn Munk 3550 Slangerup (DK) (74) Representative: Inspicos A/S  Kogle Allé 2 P.O. Box 45 2970 Hørsholm 2970 Hørsholm (DK)