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EP 2 094 356 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.04.2009 (43) Date of publication: 02.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/36 (21) Application number: 06838452.8 (22) Date of filing: 28.11.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 2/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/045491 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/066509 (05.06.2008 Gazette 2008/23)

(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 NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Washington, DC 20064 (US)	(72) Inventor: LITOVITZ, Théodore deceased (US) (74) Representative: Elbel, Michaela et al Rothkopf Theobald Elbel Patentanwälte, Partnerschaft Isartorplatz 5 80331 München 80331 München (DE)